Zermatt, Switzerland, March 2003
Stine was on her last spring break from UCLA, and for this trip we talked her parents Jorn and Kerstin into joining us. What follows are photos and descriptions of what was a great week in the Swiss Alps.
We figured that since we only had ten days to get there and back, we better make the most of it. We decided that this was as good a time as any to cash in our frequent flyer miles, so we used all we had for two first class Lufthansa tickets to Geneva. You only live once.
So as we were checking in at LAX, who did we meet but my long-lost cousin Nicky Cacavas! He now works for Lufthansa. We had a drink with him at the lounge, and talked about everything from summers in Pickerel Lake, South Dakota, to his daughter who now lives in Germany.
At Geneva airport, we met up with Jorn and Kerstin. The train ride to Zermatt…
We stayed at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, and it was a very nice place to stay, with friendly service and excellent accommodations.
A view from our room…the round building is the new Zermatt casino. The church is on the left.
On the slopes, on the Furgsattel glacier. Stine, Jorn, and Kerstin. Beautiful weather the whole time.
On the back side of the Rothorn
At the top of the Rothorn
Stine navigating on the Gornergrat. My antique Fischer RC4 skis in the foreground.
Relaxing in front of the Gornergrat observatory
Dinner, back at the hotel
Lunch at Schwarzee.
Stine getting ready for the Triftji bumps
Jorn on top of the Klein Matterhorn, highest cable car station in Europe, holding everybody's skis
Lunch upstairs at Chez Vrony at Findeln
Sculptress Rosie Sturgis and Doug, fellow members of the Ski Club of Great Britain
Drinks at the Brown Cow before we head home
Stine on the train ride back to Geneva