The Matterhorn, illuminated by a nearly full moon, towering over the village of Zermatt.
The Matterhorn.
Me at the Gornergrat, with the Matterhorn in the back.
Me and the Matterhorn.
The Gornergratbahn on its way down from the summit to Zermatt.
The Kulm Hotel with two telescope domes.
Panorama of the mountais north of the Gornergrat.
The Gorner Glacier.
The Nordend summit (4609 m), part of the Monte Rosa (4634 m), the highest mountain of Switzerland.
An alpine chough (alpenkauw) picking a piece of goof from a stone wall.
An alpine chough at the Gornergrat.
Hiking from the Gornergrat to the Hohtälli.
Me taking a picture from the Hohtälli.
View back across the mountain ridge between the Gornergrat and the Hohtälli. The Kulm hotel and Gornergrat train station are visible just to the right of the center. A colleague and I hiked for about 2 km across the top of the ridge to the point where I took this picture.
270-degree panorama from the Hohtälli mountain. For larger sizes, go here: http://www.ruudvisser.com/2010/09/22/view-from-hohtlli/
View from the Gornergratbahn on our way back down to Zermatt.
Zermatt's main street.
An old Zermatt house balanced on flat stones and wooden poles.
Another old Zermatt house.
The conference venue: the five-star Hotel Zermatterhof.
Most hotels in Zermatt employ electric cars to pick up passengers from the train station. Zermatterhof uses a horse-drawn carriage.
Another hotel, like all sporting the quintessential geraniums on the balconies.
The river Vispa.
Interior of the Basilique de Notre Dame Genève in Geneva.
Window decorations above a Geneva pharmacy.
Buidlings along the southeastern tip of Lake Geneva, ending at the small English Gardens on the right.
The lake-side promenade along de Quai du Mont Blanc.
The harbour at the southern end of Lake Geneva.
The lake as seen from a small beach on a pier sheltering the harbour.
Panorama of Lake Geneva, including the western and easter shores.
Rain, clouds and clear skies above the lake.
The light house at the end of the pier sheltering the harbour.
Looking back towards the city from the light house.
