If you find this in another location I had a glitch, also I gave up on `photos but thanks to those who tried to help.

After a few days in London I was taken on a surprise early birthday trip by Narrelle. Switzerland.

We flew to Genevia then trained it to Zarmitt in a valley that The Matterhorn towers over.

The train trip was great as we got to see apple orchards, vineyards and vegetable farms.

Accomodation in Zarmitt was a new unit with 2 king sized bedrooms each with its` own facilities.

We went up to the top of one of the mountains for lunch the day after we arrived then commenced the walk down. Wrong move, after about 2 hrs I was buggered and Narrelle in true Aussie style flagged down a police car and explained in a mixture of Greman, French and goodness knows what else the situation.

Ever obliging the cops took us back to our unit.

The next day we went uo on the cable car to the ski lift area for Fler Matterhorn some 13thousand feet up. Fantastic, snow every where, outstanding views BUT I suffered from oxygen deprivation at the rarified height, felt like I was drunk . We went into a tunnel bored into a glacier so just imagine a tunnel of ice about 1/4 mile long.

Magical day.

Another time we went up to the observatory on Goonergrat (think that is speeling) for lunc again all magic. we went to another area called Furi on another day for lunch.

If you get the chance go to Zarmitt it is fantastic, people friendly and during our stay we had days of 11to 14 degrees celcius and 1 to 2 overnight but the unit had under floor heating and I in fact had my bedroom window open at night

Stayed tuned for episode 3 "The return to London"