Oh Switzerland, you are so beautiful.
Gorner Gorge, Valais, Swiss Alps, Zermatt Switzerland.
Hiking in The Alps is justifiably world famous.
The catwalks up this gorge were constructed in the 1800’s and make for quite an impressive hike for those who are not acrophobic.
This rarely photographed mountain is here too!
There are delightful wooden Swiss chalets everywhere. Zermatt’s old town was built between the 16th-18th century. I will post some photos of these incredible wooden chalets soon.
The Matterhorn is particularly lovely in the evening when the clouds move in.
After an exhilarating day hiking, it’s time to relax and have some fondue and Swiss bier!
Cheers to you from ethereal Zermatt~
cindyknoke.com 
What was your favorite type of fondue in Zermatt?
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What stunning photos, only in my dreams will I get to see the Matterhorn
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Oh, you never know, sometimes dreams come true! I hope so for you. ❤
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I sure know they do come true. My blog is based on a dream come true. Just writing is a dream come true. Unfortunately health issues keep me from doing much
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Stunning photos, Cindy!
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Awwwww, so kind!
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You have, you have rocked me!
This post made me sing.
I have pleasant memories of Switzerland.
Looking forward to the wooden chalets.
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Well Yay!! I will post them next & cheers to you Jack!
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Just spectacular! I never knew about those catwalks — gorgeous!
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Very happy you enjoyed and thanks much!
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Sadly, too many people bring no love and that a rock and some water can inspire us, when people many times cannot.
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The beauty of the natural world brings great solace to people. Cheers to you~
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Incredible pictures! Thank you.
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I am honored! Cheers to you~
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How could anyone not want to live here – beautiful Cindy!! 🙂
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Very kind and much appreciated! ❤
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More waterfalls! I think that we stopped at that restaurant at the base of the Matterhorn back in 1972.
Oscar
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WOW! Great memory & so glad you had a chance to visit!
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Beautiful indeed! 🙂 What fantastic views!
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Did you know there are several wolves in Switzerland? I’m not sure, but several I think?????
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No I didn’t! But why not? Hardy breed these Wolfies!! 🙂
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Wow this is stunning a place to visit. I shall add this to my bucketlist 🙂
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You will not regret it!!
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This is definitely beautiful dear Cindy… ❤
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Awwwww, I am touched and honored my friend! Thank you so very much and hugz & cheers to you too!
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More amazing photos, Cindy. You are definitely experiencing some amazing sights. The Matterhorn, wow. Only in photos or my dreams! 😀
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Be careful, sometimes dreams come true! ❤
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Dreamin’, till my dreamin’ comes true! 😀
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Amazing photos, Cindy. Switzerland always remained at the top of my list when accepting assignments. I always arrived early or extended my stay to have time to explore.
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Oh lucky you! Sounds perfectly divine! Cheers & hope all is well~
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Outstanding photos … and you are having quite the trip!
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It is an excellent adventure! Cheers to you~
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What a beautiful place, Cindy! I particularly love the Matterhorn image. 🙂
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Iconic for a good reason! Thanks much and cheers too~
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A hair-raising walk if ever I saw one! The beer sounds good 🙂
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Laughing, I like your priorities! 😉
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I’m only thinking of re-hydration Cindy!
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Of course! lol! 😉
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I so love Switzerland, but have never been in Zermatt but different beautiufl places and mountains. This looks beautiful!
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Klosters and some of the smaller mountain towns nearby are lovely too!
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What a beautiful place! Matterhorn is my favorite, and the catwalk looks tempting 🙂 Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience!
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Thank you for coming along & cheers to you!
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Oh wow, that is high and my husband wouldn’t even be able to look at these pictures because he is deathly afraid of heights – lol.
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Another journey that I have been on in recent weeks is as virtual bag carrier for Cindy Knoke as she travels throughout Europe. In this post she captures what I consider to be the most stunning part of Switzerland – the Alps. Have many happy memories of trips to Switzerland and if I could afford it would love to live there with a chalet in the mountains and a pad overlooking the lake in Geneva.. Ah well keep doing the lottery….great photographs as always Cindy.
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Too gorgeous for words. Heavenly. ❤
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Awwwww, so kind and so motivating! Cheer to you~
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You are welcome. 🙂
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beautiful shots, the photo with the mountain and clouds is my favorite- breathtaking. Love. Wanda
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Your thoughtfulness is so appreciated. Thank you Wanda and all the best to you~
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Your photos are incredible, and the Alps are simply breathtaking. 🙂
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I feel the same about your photos and your travel! We have similar interests and it is wonderful to read about your adventures~
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thanks for the wonderful visuals… of places I want to see, and likely will never get to.. you are amazing girlfriend!!!!
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Well so are you which is why I love blogging so much. I get to meet people like you! ❤
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I’m with Sally! Thanks for taking us on your trip! Really enjoyable!
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You are wonderful to have along! ❤
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Some places are almost obscenely beautiful, aren’t they. 😉 Fantastic photos.
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Yes and this is one such place! Cheers to you and much admire your blog and travels~
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So, so, SO GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE Switzerland! My parents spent time learning French there before moving on as medical missionaries to French West Africa, Cameroon. They took me and my sister there as a graduation gift from high school. The villages are delightful and the country is a feast for the eyes!
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So happy you have these wonderful memories and I agree with you, obviously, about the beauty of Switzerland. Your parents sound awesome!
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My parents gave me a wonderful childhood. I am blessed. Thank you.
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oh, wonderful Pictures of Zermatt, I was twenty, when I was for skiing Holidays in Zermatt. Have a good new week Cindy. Ernst
My english is very bad, i know… 😉
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Your English is perfect and much better than my German! Sounds like you have wonderful memories of beautiful Zermatt! Cheers to you my friend~
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danke, dein Deutsch ist auch perfekt… , meine Freundin. !!!
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Ha ha ha! I actually became nervous looking at the photographs! What a really beautiful place – and that mountain peak… it is beyond words! The chalets have a storybook quality about them. 🙂
As a kid I climbed to the top of trees that were at least two stories high. Then here about 20 years ago I was on a ladder sealing a leaky gutter and I turned around and looked at the ground that was only about five feet down and realized my tree-climbing days were over. How sad it is when we realize we’ve grown up. 😉
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Oh tree climbing! My son was a big tree climber and had many hair raising escapades that I can’t even dwell on now without getting frissions of anxiety! It is great to rediscover the kid in yourself as an adult which we can always take the time to do! That tree climber is still inside you! Set her free! But possibly not to climb a tree!!! lol! Cheers to you~
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Ha! I was lucky to finish patching the gutter! 😀
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🙂
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Wow, did you chopper around up there? Your photo of the Matterhorn looks like you could reach out and touch it.
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Laughing, yes I hang out of the chopper with a rose in my teeth (like your gravatar) and snap the pics! You are funny my friend! ❤
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I love all your beautiful photos. It looks like an incredible place to visit.
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Well thank you so much! I love your blog too! Cheers to you~
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Fantastic photographs.. the views and colours are beautiful 😉
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Very kind and I am so glad you like them! Cheers to you~
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You travelled in a lot of countries. Do you have been in Romania? I assure you it is a wonderful place for photography.
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I have not been to Romania. We are in the planning stages of a trip to Eastern Europe as we both want to spend more time there. I know from Romanian bloggers photos how beautiful it must be!
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You will not regret.
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