Saturday, 5 Dec was the beginning of the ski season for Zermatt - fortunately we were leaving that day (before the village was invaded by skiers) and hadn't had to contend with crowds of people.
Once we'd packed up we wandered around the village - took a few more photos of some of the older style houses and one of Matt holding a piece of ice which he told us was the Matterhorn!
Here's a few more photos of the village and surrounding mountains (note the house on the side of the mountain) and then headed for the train station for the long trip back to Geneva.
We remembered to get out the pack of cards this time and so the time flew quickly as we played 500's and snap and other games with the kids - Mase took the opportunity to take in the grand mountain views as we made our way back...
We arrived in Geneva and checked in at
the hotel and then caught a bus into the city - it was vibrant and busy - there was a street market
- few photos attached. Lots of big name stores which I thought some of you would know the names of!
Couldn't ignore the garden clock in
Switzerland of all places. There were some mirrors set up in the english gardens along the river foreshore where we stopped and had fun watching our body shape change depending on where we stood. Later we saw the last stages of a fun run with various groups of competitors - the serious runners and the ones who got dressed up - here's a few photos of the 'runners' - mice, sumo wrestlers, nurses, skeletons (might be an idea for a HCP Fundraiser). By this time (5pm) the streets were beautifully lit up with xmas decorations and there were heaps of bystanders lining the
streets
Saturday, 5 Dec was the beginning of the ski season for Zermatt - fortunately we were leaving that day (before the village was invaded by skiers) and hadn't had to contend with crowds of people. Once we'd packed up we wandered around the village - took a few more photos of some of the older style houses and one of Matt holding a piece of ice which he told us was the Matterhorn! 
Here's a few more photos of the village and surrounding mountains (note the house on the side of the mountain) and then headed for the train station for the long trip back to Geneva. 
We remembered to get out the pack of cards this time and so the time flew quickly as we played 500's and snap and other games with the kids - Mase took the opportunity to take in the grand mountain views as we made our way back...
We arrived in Geneva and checked in at 
the hotel and then caught a bus into the city - it was vibrant and busy - there was a street market
- few photos attached. Lots of big name stores which I thought some of you would know the names of!
Couldn't ignore the garden clock in 
Switzerland of all places. There were some mirrors set up in the english gardens along the river foreshore where we stopped and had fun watching our body shape change depending on where we stood. Later we saw the last stages of a fun run with various groups of competitors - the serious runners and the ones who got dressed up - here's a few photos of the 'runners' - mice, sumo wrestlers, nurses, skeletons (might be an idea for a HCP Fundraiser). By this time (5pm) the streets were beautifully lit up with xmas decorations and there were heaps of bystanders lining the 
streets
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