Glacier Express 冰川快车

June 2, 2022

In the last twelve days, we had walked more than 20,000 steps a day on average. We would replace the walking with train rides in the next two days. Today, we boarded the Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. Moritz we had eagerly looked forward to. We had planned to do one of the world’s best train routes near the end of our Swiss trip for the epic experience and allowing us to relax and recover. The Glacier Express is probably the slowest express in the world, taking 8.5 hours throughout approximately 180 miles. The train runs over 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels over the Swiss Alps. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the train ticket. But a seat reservation is required, which is not cheap. Since we booked the tickets too late, we only got four aisle seats. It was nice to have window seats for a better view since the Glacier Express has a big panoramic window. But it doesn’t provide the best conditions for picture taking because of reflection or dirty windows. We found that at the back of the train, we could open the window on one of the doors. During the eight-hour journey, we ran back and forth to the end of the train to take pictures when the train passed the beautiful scenery.

The eight-hour train journey was quickly over, and we arrived at St. Moritz in the afternoon. We took a local bus from the train station to the rented two-bedroom flat. The bus winded through St. Moritz’s quiet and elegant downtown area. St. Moritz is a luxury resort town having 300 days of sunshine a year. The city also hosted Winter Olympics twice. The nickname is Top of the World. We guess it tries to beat Jungfraujoch as Top of Europe. Our first impression of the city was stylish, elegant, and classy.

The two-bedroom flat was located on a quiet street near the lake. It was the best place we rented on this trip. It had a large modern kitchen and dining space. Once we settled, the ladies went to the market nearby and got some fresh veggies and fish filet. They prepared a delicious dinner, and it was comfy and tasty. After dinner, we went to the lake. There was a nice trail loop around Lake St. Moritz. We were impressed by the city of St. Moritz presented to us. Even their trash cans along the lake had the style.

第十三天：十几天来我们每天平均行步都在二万步以上，在今后二天，瑞士之行将以乘坐闻名世界的冰川快车和列入世界遗产目录的伯尔尼那快线而告终。冰川快车从Zermatt 到St. Moritz一共一百八十一英里，行驶八个小时，该叫慢车吧。到了St. Moritz后，三位女士忙着准备晚餐，也算是给我们的胃减压。饭后我们环着小湖走了一圈。