Not content with the Jungfraujoch and Lugano, we set out the following day on another epic scenic trip, this time to Bettmeralp in the Upper Rhone Valley, a synthetic village of modern Swiss chalets devoted to the tourist dollar. However, the place has one great advantage going for it: gorgeous views. Once again we had to travel via Visp and Brig to our destination, but this time on the Gotthardbahn Line, home to the renowned Glacier Express between Zermatt and St Moritz. However, we only went two stops beyond Brig before leaving the train and catching the cable car up the mountain-side in two stages. Bettmeralp had one of the few cable cars still operating in the off-season. The following four pictures show the ride up the mountain, with the scenery getting ever more stunning.
The next few pictures show grand views at the top. The first looks SE though the village.
The second shows the Bettmerhorn, NE of the village.
The third looks NE towards the local chapel.
The fourth shows the newly constructed travelator designed to accommodate patrons standing on skis.
The fifth looks SW towards the high Alps, with the Rhone in the trough below.
The sixth shows the conical Matterhorn looming over the mountains in the centre-right.
And the seventh also shows the Matterhorn in the distance with the Weissmies (at 4000+m) to the right. Phil's chalet lies west of this mountain.
Don't you agree this is lovely?
AS
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