Zermatt |
scenery from train
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Kate with the map
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kate aka chocolate eater
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First views from Matterhorn
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View from bedroom window
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The first morning
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Damon on our first chair lift
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views from chair lift
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runs from the chair lift
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"click click" getting ready for our first run
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pregnant Kath - overlooking Zermatt village
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Spending the afternoon with pregnant Kath
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after some good hot chocolate
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Tasting some fresh water from the bath
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views of the village
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Chalets - future investments
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Hotel where Craig & Carrie stayed
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walking around the village
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On our way to dinner
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"Rooter" at the bar
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Our Chalet
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Great red run
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Michele
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I was there
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Damon and Kate waiting in queue
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Above the clouds!
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Waiting for lift to open
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Damon & Michele
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views from the top
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Matterhorn behind some clouds!
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awesome weather!
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perfect skiing conditions
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on the ski train up the mountain
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more views
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Matterhorn struggling to show itself
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Kath on taboggan
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Train
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Matterhorn while being stranded
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keeping myself busy while friends deserted me
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more pics as the runs were closing
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Final pic before ski patrol told me the pistes were closing.........
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apre ski bar
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Damon after a few apre ski drinks......
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Picture at the pizza restaurant
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Next morning......
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more snow after dump the previous night
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Perfect blue sky!
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All runs would overlook the Matterhorn
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Good mix of colours....
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From cable car
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Where we had lunch the previous day...
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"click click"
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A day in Italy!
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The matterhorn from Cervinia
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Lunch outside.....
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Matterhorn in the distance
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Another Matterhorn pic
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kitting up
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Kate
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delicious pasta over at cevinia
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seafood pasta
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decor in the restaurant
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outside the restaurant
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apre ski bar where we frequented...
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GRADER!
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Jose - married to the sun!
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the bully!
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Pisten Bully
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entrance for cervinia
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Matterhorn at sunset
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Pics from the bully
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Matterhorn at sunset
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pics from the pisten bully
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Dinner on the eve of Robert's arriving
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asparagus and prawns!
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First run with the Roberts'!
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Snowing again today!
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hot chocolate with whiskey! apre starts.....
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apre continues.....
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starting to go downhill
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Germans to entertain....
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live entertainment
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Damon and Craig
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Walkers decided to leave before it got to dark......
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a ski of shots seemed like a good idea...
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Our lounge
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Our Dining room
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Train trip back to Geneva
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Kate in charge of the snacks.....
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She did well...
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Another shot of the lounge
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kitchen
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A note telling us to take our garbage away....
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ski of shots!
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German skiers
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Not too bad!
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apre skiing!
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The soon to be wed couple!
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Live entertainment
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Pity Carrie forgot her bindings....
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on route up the mountain
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Ham and cheese salad....
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swiss alps!
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My favourite photo!
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Could you ever take too many.....
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The night of grading..
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Inside the Pisten Bully
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Need I say more....
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awesome to drive!
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workshop.
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another grader...
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our apre ski spot during the day!
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stranded cable car.....
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In the cable car...
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weather over in Italy.....
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Italian restaurant
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Back on the Zermatt side..
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Damon!
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Proud owner of the fire!
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Preparing dinner
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Risotto
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Kate
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Toilets in Italy (cervinia)
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Favourite blue run in Cervinia
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Cervinia
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swiss alps
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Lunch the previous day!
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views from cable car
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Damon and Kate
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Artistic shot?
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looking back over Zermatt
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view from bedroom
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Build your own pizza!
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apre ski continues.....
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clouds flock around the Matterhorn
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some of the best views!
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Swiss alps
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Matterhorn
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Train!
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runs around the restaurants
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Kath after wiping out an old lady!
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Clouds cover the Matterhorn
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snow train
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Matterhorn
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awesome weather
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Blue skies welcomed us most days
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views from the top
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grooming the snow
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above the clouds!
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The skiers!
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The trees on the run
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the early run ended like this......
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one of my favourite red runs
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Rooter!
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Napping in.....
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Dinner!
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Local church
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horse and carriage - no cars allowed
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chalets under construction
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River runs through....
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Fresh water!
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Our walk on the first day
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Having some hot chocolate
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cable cars
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Runs
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Chair lifts
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Jack ass!
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On our way up the mountain
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more views of the matterhorn
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Views from chalet
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Our first dinner
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Lovely pic!
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Train from Geneva
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Geneva
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views from the train
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My bags are packed, I am ready to go......
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first sight of the snow
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trying to be artistic!
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Outside our first dinner restaurant!
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chosing the jack ass hat!
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Decision made....
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views of the village
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Pregnant Kath!
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Kath with views of the village
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Couple with matterhorn
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waiting for the girls to catch up!
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more hot chocolate ... with Whiskey!
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Blue skies!
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Dinner at home....
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More vino
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Chef
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Lunch in Cervinia
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weather in cervinia
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Cheese fondue!
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Pre dinner snacks
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Not happy to be leaving Zermatt
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Reading may overcome the disappointment
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Disie
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Kath
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Dessert for the trip
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Cheese cake and chocolate cake
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Well done Kate - you did well!!
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