Zermatt, only 3 hours from Basel!

I had no meetings booked for Friday, so we decided to head down to Zermatt for a few days.  For those that don't know Zermatt, it sits in the Swiss Alps at the foot of the Matterhorn.  Today was rainy again, so we didn't yet get to see the Matterhorn, but it would be directly behind the kids if it were visible and I'm sure we will see it tomorrow:

We're staying at the Park Hotel Beau Site, which we chose because of the indoor pool, but the room is lovely, and when it clears we will have a great view of the Matterhorn from our balcony.  Today we swam and got settled, had some fondu fun, and tomorrow we'll hike and head to a ropes course on the hill.  We're probably going to need to do a little bribing to fit in a hike, but it will be worth it!

Here are some pics from today:

On train

Balcony view

In front of the hotel

Preserved part of Zermatt that's called the old village with houses from the 16th century.

Getting ready to swim

Fondu!

Long day....