I usually do Free & Easy Travel thus a lot of "Homeworks" needs to be done before each trip and I find it a waste to just dump it one side after all my hard work. So decided to to have a blog to record some of this up , hopefully someone might find this useful for them.
Showing posts with label Glacier Express. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glacier Express. Show all posts
There is 3 trains for Glacier Express per day departing from St.Moritz 7:02AM , 9:15AM and 10:20AM in the summer ( detail timetable here) But do note that for the early train at 7:02AM , it only stop at Brig and does not stop at Zermatt ( Full route of Glacier Express is from St. Moritz <-> Zermatt). We opt for the early train for the following reasons : 1) Reach Zermatt earlier cos the 9:15AM train will only reach Zermatt at 17:10 which almost whole day is gone. We opt to do St. Moritz -> Brig ->Visp -> Zermatt , this allowed us to reach Zermatt by 15:14 instead of 15:51 if we do St. Moritz -> Brig -> Zermatt ( because of the 40 min waiting time for the connecting train at Brig).
We stay the Best Western Hotel Butterly for the night which is about 3 min walk from the station. Do note that Zermatt is one of the Car-free town in Switzerland.After check in , we decided to explore the town , in hope to see the Matterhorn before going for dinner at RESTAURANT SCHÄFERSTUBE for their famous Black-faced Lamb.
There are many shops selling adventure wear and gear in town and we keep trying to look for Matterhorn instead but yet cannot see it ( turn out we facing wrong direction/angle ). We visited the old village and then try to seek out a view point for the Matterhorn, only to find out the best view point on the bridge is still under renovation. Also it was quite a cloudy day so the shy Matterhorn is covered by clouds like the banner pic above.
We only managed to get a reservation for the restaurant at 8:30PM so after exploring the town , we went to get some light snack ( sausages , Mcd Chicken wings which was very good and Chocolates ) and headed back to the hotel to rest before dinner.
Raclette and the lamb was really good while the cheese fondue consist of too much white wine for my taste. The lamb was very expensive though , 56CHF/portion BUT you can actually break it into 2 portions for sharing. Even if you are eating alone , they will split it into 2 portion of 3 pcs each then when you are done , they will serve you another portion. I think the reason is to make sure you get to eat the meat warm instead of serving you the whole portion then by the time u reach the last piece maybe it already turned cold. Becareful if you see a "harmless" liquid know as "Schnapps" , think it's some fruit distilled wine which usually enjoyed after meal , the one we tried here , when asked is about 40% Alcohol ! ( We are so innocent to think that it just normal sweet dessert wine cos when we point at it and order , the lady told us that is for after meal )
<->*Note : You can use Half card + Day saver pass for Glacier Express ( Same as Bernina Express ) , Normal fare is 150 CHF ( First class for St.Moritz to Brig ) + 33 CHF ( seat reservation fee ) = 183 CHF/pax , But with Half Care you will pay only 75 CHF ( First class for St.Moritz to Brig ) + 33 CHF ( seat reservation fee ) = 103 CHF/pax. IF using my method , you will only pay 49 CHF ( First class Day saver) + 33 CHF = 82 CHF for the whole trip which will save you 101 CHF ( of cos not counting the cost of a Half card at 120 CHF ( but you can use this card for 1 month )
