“What a fantastic mountain; if a kid drew a mountain, it’d look like this,” our guide, Tim Jepson, said.
It was the second morning of our Swiss Trains and the Italian Lake District group tour by National Geographic Expeditions – which offers exclusive travel packages with expert guides unavailable to regular tourists. The tour had begun in Zurich, Switzerland, with a comfortable train ride to the alpine town of Zermatt.
Day one had been a 10 out 10 in terms of scenery. Now we listened to the first of three lectures – one of the unique draws of National Geographic Expeditions.
Tim, our guide for this particular itinerary and a successful writer, mixed humour and fun facts with important historical details.
He was, of course, speaking about the Matterhorn, the mountain featured on the packaging of Toblerone chocolate bars, and which stands above Zermatt as a mysterious monument, changing appearance from one minute to the next. We would get the chance to see the mountain.