Lausanne City

After checking in to Novotel Lausanne, our guided tour for the day had ended. However, our guide suggested that we could take a bus to the town area of Lausanne. So, that's what we did.




Drawings hanging above the street



We only realize that there was a demonstration going on when we went closer to the building.


Two policemen standing at a distance on standby





Cathédrale de Lausanne:



View of the city from the area outside the cathedral




A bar below the bridge


On our way back to the hotel, we spotted a pet dog boarding the bus with its owner.

Gornergrat

Day Five morning was spent "climbing" Gornergrat. Of course, we certainly do not have the stamina to hike up the mountain, so we let the train do the climbing.


At the railway station


Boarding the train


The route up the mountain


Almost reaching the peak


Arrived the the peak (almost) of Gornergrat


Staff and St. Bernard dogs on standby for photo-taking with tourists



Found a little tiny snowman


A little chapel



Too cloudy to see Matterhorn


At the summit is Kulmhotel Gornergrat at 3100 metres above sea level



Going back down to Zermatt



Homes in the valley

Hotel Walliserhof

Day Four ends in Täsch with a night's rest at Hotel Walliserhof, a quiet place surrounded by the Alps.



Hotel room


Hotel bathroom


The back of the hotel


The nearby railway


The field next to the hotel was full was dandelions, They were bigger than the ones I encountered in the States.


My breakfast the next morning

Lake Maggiore & Isola Bella

Lake Maggiore is located at the borders of Italy and Switzerland.


We set off from the shore of Switzerland.




Lonely swan in the water


Arriving at Isola Bella



The gardens



White peacock


White peacock with spread out its feathers.


Back of a white peacock


A huge wall of red and pink roses



Leaving Isola Bella