Alhamdulillah...bertemu kembali di sini. Hari ini maybe one of the highlights of our trip. We are going to Zermatt. Waktu ini, daytime is very short. Subuh dalam 5.36am with sunrise around 7.30 am and Maghrib 4.56 pm. After checking with the weather apps, Zermatt and Gornegrat are expected to be sunny most of the day.
Most people yang datang ke Switzerland biasanya ada option untuk experience samada Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe (TOE) atau Gornegrat.Dua-duanya adalah mountain excursions..anda boleh study and research pasal Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe dan Gornegrat.Kami pilih Gornegrat kerana tiketnya yang lebih murah..separuh dari harga TOE.Bagi yang ada rezeki lebih,boleh cuba kedua-duanya.
Jungfraujoch Top of Europe (TOE)
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| Jungfraujoch Mountain Railway will take you to JungfraujochTop of Europe (TOE) from either Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald.Total journey by train 1- 1.5 jam |
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| Gornergrat Trail Route.Total journey by train 30 minutes |
Besides,Gornergrat is less touristy and less crowded.
Selepas solat Subuh , seperti biasa kami bersiap and sarapan awal
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| Breakfast cekodok pagi ni.Malam tadi dah beli sunflower oil dari Coop |
Mama dah prepare food utk lunch nanti.
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| Nasi putih,ikan sambal & sambal telur puyuh |
Perjalanan ke Zermatt memerlukan kami drive sejauh 96 km ke Tasch. Lalu tempat semalam Lake Blausee hingga ke Kanderstaag / Lotschberg Tunnel untuk naik car train selama 15 min. Di mana kereta kita akan drive to railway path and from there, turn off our engine and the train will carry us to Goppenstein for about 20minutes.
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| Pengalaman dalam tunnel atas car train ni memang rare |
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| Harga one way tiket per kereta,bukan ikut bilangan penumpang |
Tickets one way adalah 28CHF so pi balik 56 CHHF Boleh guna Wise Card , tapi jangan masuk salah lorong like me...
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| Masuk kat lane 'Kasse' tu..unless dah beli ticket online,baru masuk lane 'Online Ticket" |
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| Patutla bila tap,card tak valid.. |
Nasib baikla operator at the next lane helped us (Kebanyakan sign di sana in Swiss Germany). Jadi always prepare your journey and rujuk nota lama sebelum travel.
Anda akan selalu jumpa perkataan 'Kasse" tu kat Swiss ...kat road signage,kat parking area atau pun kat supermarket.Actually, the meaning depends on the context
ii-at train station / tourist attraction,it refers to ticket kaunter where you buy tickets
Area ni adalah Sankt Niklaus sebelum sampai Tasch terminal.
After that, kena drive another 59 km utk ke Tasch terminal, di mana inilah last stop utk kenderaan berengine petrol or diesel. Because Zemmatt is a car free area. Sampai di Tasch , follow jer sign P and park dalam Terminal Parking kat basement (ambil ticket and balik nanti baru bayar). Alhamdulillah, kami sampai sebelum kol 10.00 pagi.
Lepas tu kami walk sikit dan ikut sign ada gambar Train, dekat jer dan terus pi kaunter. We were very lucky during this month, sebab dapat tiket train to Zermatt and Gornegrat pada harga 107 CHF sahaja. Normal price Tasch to Zermatt 17 CHF and Zermatt to Gornegrat 114 CHF, a total of 131 CHF. So kami dapat save (24x3=72 CHF) kat situ utk 3 org...lebih kurang RM362...Itulah kelebihan travel off season.
Beli ticket pun tak beratur, And bila nak naik train boleh tahan juga org kat situ tapi semua dapat seat.Train dari Tasch kena turun di Zermatt, jalan sikit 40 m naik train to Gornegrat.
Untuk Gornegrat Bahn ni dia ada 5 stops, where you can stop and roam around,take photographs and take the next train up to the following stations -Findelbach, Riffeelalp,Riffelberg, Rotenboden and Gornegrat.
Mula mula kami plan nak stop kat every station to prevent mountain sickness, in the end kami decide naik terus ke Gornegrat dan balik nanti baru singgah station yang lain. Sebab view every station to memang awesome and breathtaking. Cuma setiap station selain Gornegrat, dia takda closed indoor building utk rest or escape from cold weather outside (-4C) and the next train biasanya datang every 30 min either way.
33 minutes of scenic train journey - a pure bliss for photographers,influencers and anybody who loves beautiful landscape
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| View di luar train- kiri kanan |
Gornegrat Station (ketinggian 3089m)
As soon as you exit the train,you will be greeeted with panoramic view! - 29 surrounding peaks including Dufourspitze (highest mountain in Swiss) & the Matterhorn.
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| Nasib baik sempat beli coklat ni kat Coop malam tadi |
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| Happy dapat main snow |
After 30 mins interval,kami naik train semula untuk turun kat next station
Rotenboden Station (2815m)
Kat sini paling lama kami lepak-lepak.
Ok,lastly bila dah penat kami turun semula ke Zermatt.
Zermatt
Kami jalan-jalan kejap je kat bandar Zermatt ni.Actually,Matterhorn can be viewed at any angle from down here at Zermatt.
Pastu kami naik train semula ke Tasch parking terminal..parking 12 CHF.Then bertolak balik ke airbnb kami di Spiez...kami makan bekal kat airbnb je,tak sempat nak makan atas snow tadi..he he!
It was indeed a memorable journey..a feast to our eyes!
Esok kami akan pergi melawat kampung-kampung di wilayah Jungfrau - Lauterbrunnen,,Gimmelwald ,Mürren and Grindelwald..nantikan,insya Allah😊😊