🇨🇭Riding the Scenic Matterhorn Railway from Zermatt | Gornergratbahn in Switzerland

[@kugastravel5180]

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[@chellastation]

Thank you for this video 🗻🙏😊

[@deeser]

Great video as alway, Kuga! To answer you question as to why the stones sparkle like that; it's the quartz content in the rock. It's even higher in the Dolomite mountain range further south in Italy. Next time you're in Europe there's some fabulous trains in South Tirol/ Alto Adige (it's a bilingual area in Italy, where many/most speak German) that you should check out. In the autumn, the Dolomites' high quartz levels and the low sun make the peaks look like they are glowing from the inside.

[@tchmilfan]

Oh, I’m going to be “that guy” Most of the rock around that area of Gornergrat is Serpentinite, not quartz-based, although if you walk down the mountain a few hundred metres there are bands of quartzite and dolomite too.

[@docmagnus88]

I was going to say, I thought most of the stone up there were formed originally from sea muds and clays that were subducted and cooked, making them eventually into metamorphic rocks somewhere between a phyllite and a schist.

[@docmagnus88]

That shiny stuff was likely mica (Muscovite - Biotite IIRC).

[@tomburns7544]

Thank you again, Kuga! I never get to travel so I enjoy your videos so much. I am envious of all your journeys! 👍👍👍

[@philipppersonalityassistan5680]

im a swiss guy, living abroad. when i see so beautiful videos from the alps sometimes i get homesick. you have been to places in swiss which i never visited. The gornergratbahn is an incredible peace of art when it comes to railway building. thanks for sharing and have all the time safe trip

[@Tbpker22]

A truly beautiful train ride, thank you for taking all of us along!

[@ChristineHK]

This is all buried in snow right now. Glad you got to see it when it was warmer weather.

[@michaelgask]

This is incredible. What a journey. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@Humberto-F7]

The landscapes pays the travel ... it's fantastic. Thanks for the ride. 🇺🇾

[@melrose22jp]

We went there in 2019. とてもなつかしい！　Thank you for the video :)

[@jeremydalton3148]

Thanks

[@kugastravel5180]

Thanks, Jeremy!🤝

[@BrendanTheTraveller]

I just tried this last week in winter. Its really popular with skiers and it was really crowded. The views of Matterhorn made it all worth it!

[@paullenoue8173]

Thanks!

[@kugastravel5180]

Thanks, Paul!🤝

[@AndreaFettweis]

A georgeous place to visit! It feels like a different world and far away from any problems. I've been there ages ago, but I still remember the pictures. Thank you for taking us with you! 🤗❤️

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Very beautiful Kugas' travel videos, really wonderful natural scenery and impressive train journey, thanks for sharing 👌excellent photography congratulations 👍

[@RonR]

Thank you sir, for another wonderful video.

[@reginachung6591]

Love your all videos. I’m planning to visit Switzerland and thereafter going back to revisit Japan. Many good tips from your videos. Arigato gozaiimasu 😊

[@ybot1]

The piles of stones are pretty common in mountain areas in Europe in the UK we call them Cairns, historically they might have been used to mark burial spots but now more commonly they are used for wayfinding in mountain trails and also are used to mark the summit of mountains, it is tradition that when you reach the summit you add a stone to the cairn. The ones in this video are there because that is probably for most the end of their trail and their personal summit, they are also unusually thin normally being more triangular in shape but I would suspect that they are thin to be like little mini Matterhorn's mimicking the odd peak of the famous mountain.

[@MirkoC407]

The burial site thing sounds logical. We have them here in my area of Germany, Cologne and the Eifel mountain range (compared to Switzerland more like hills, but hiking trails can become pretty steep there, too) as well but not so much related to peaks. You will find them here around chapels and wayside crosses, i.e. religious spots.

[@jayland1507]

The scenery is shockingly beautiful 🤩

[@fiveinitaly]

Amazing tour of Switzerland

[@ebx100]

I love high altitude hikikg. Amazing video and finally got to see what you look like.

[@ellem2293]

Wow Kuga you are really getting around Europe! Thank you for sharing Switzerland :)

[@johanna7254]

Absolutely beautiful scenery!

[@welnyvelez573]

Such a breathtaking scenery in Switzerland 😍thanks Kuga very well served vids ❤️

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Beautiful scenery

[@arlenesolis024]

Wow 😮just wow 🤩 the Matterhorn is amazing

[@daniellage6077]

Thank you Kuga for coming to Switzerland. You would have come now,. because there is a lot of snow. I'm a fan of your videos. Greetings from Geneva

[@361Becky]

That was incredible, especially at the end. Seemed more like a heavenly experience to me. I really enjoy your channel, and all of your travels I've seen so far, but the best part is your commentary. Loving it all!

[@ruchiramunjal6061]

WOW !! Beautiful Snow Covered Mountains. Great Video Kuga.

[@klb5114]

I love your video. The scenery is so beautiful. Had a few seconds to see what you look like. But you had a mask on but that's okay. The last part of the video. It does not look like Earth it looks like a heavenly place. I remember reading about someone from Greece who had a degree in ancient studies. When I saw this place he said it looked like a legion Fields. At first I saw the Swiss Alps for the first time during my travels in Europe I seriously thought I'd stepped on another planet. I wish you could have traveled with someone and not alone but I'm glad you enjoyed your trip throughout Europe

[@dcrom]

Thanks Kuga. What a trip you are making, and for us to see it is a gift you give; but I just hope you're not by yourself! ✌❤

[@AmbientWalking]

Keep up the brilliant work 👍. Have a great day!!! Don't stop!

[@alexandresanturian1513]

Greetings from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil! Nice trip in Switzerland, beautiful images. I very much like your videos, they are very well produced and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experiences and all the best!

[@maxcat338]

Wow! I like all of your videos, Kuga, but this one was amazing! It was the scenery, the really clear video, and your knack for showing things from the best viewpoint. Thank you so much for this one.

[@dsdonovan]

Wow those trips are expensive! Thanks for making the trip.

[@AgentBasil]

Spectacular scenery Thank you, added to bucket list ( I was there as a 6 year old, many moons ago!).

[@chellastation]

The sites is super beautiful 🗻😲

[@ewengillies9826]

Spectactular place for photography. Like another world out of a movie. Thanks Kuga for the adventure. Bushyboy Oz.

[@MrPighow]

Very refreshing to see you traveling outside of Japan. Good travels!

[@BrendanTheTraveller]

Will be visiting Zermatt next week! Excited to see how it'll look like in winter.

[@darkwing3713]

I love this video! I'm from the US, and the first stacked rocks I ever saw were made by Buddhists. And that sect of Buddhism originated with monks from Japan! It would be hard for me to go down that path to the lake - looks very steep. The views in this video make me want to visit Rocky Mountain National Park again. It doesn't have a train, but I hope you can visit it someday.

[@amoghmadiwale2397]

Awesome scenic View at lake.

[@teresap268]

Great vistas

[@Daneelro]

3:51 you cut away just before you passed the famous old tree with the broken branch! (A top spot for Matterhorn photos with the Gornergratbahn.)

[@the_economy_guy]

The train looked like a mine train! :D Awesome video Kunga!👍👍👍

[@naturalmatch9552]

Indahnya

[@markclayton626]

The statues: people across the world who are enthusiastic about climbing summits, leave sometimes rocks on rocks as a mark of achievement by themselves, hence the statues you caught on camera.

[@rameshvetri2386]

Very nice trip thank you

[@terrinaweb4189]

Absolutely stunning.

[@bugburst]

Wow, that was great. Thanks Kuga :)

[@shirokumakogyo]

It's nice to see a popular tourist destination that isn't marred by rows of vending machines. 🙂

[@jonr6680]

Zermatt has banned ICE vehicles, makes for a peaceful place. Thanks for taking the trouble to share your videos, superb quality. This one is very special.

[@Apheral]

Have to know was it as silent as it seemed by the lake? absolutely gorgeous view. Another awesome video Kuga

[@rezaalan3991]

Great trip

[@LudusArtifex]

thx for the video

[@daniellage6077]

Merci !

[@kugastravel5180]

Wow, super super thanks Daniel!🤝 I'll definitely be back to snowy beautiful Switzerland someday!

[@shamster24]

I remember doing this trip 🥲

[@southie256]

love the video kuga very beautiful

[@arunawithanage8958]

Very beautiful video ...why is short ? Thank you

[@garymorgan2360]

Wow 😲😲

[@Genthar]

The stone stacks are called cairns or sometimes "trail ducks". Their original purpose is to mark the trail when out in the wilderness. On trail ducks the top stone is often a pointer towards the path you should be hiking. Unfortunately, some people have taken to making stacks wherever because they think it looks neat. However, it's dangerous in the wilderness since they could mislead hikers into going off the trail. When done in or near rivers or lakes it can be very bad for the ecosystem as it alters the flow of the water as well as the habitat for the fishes and invertebrates.

[@tng2057]

I used to see large groups of Japanese school children waving Swiss and Japanese flags traveling on this line back in the 80s. A bygone era….

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

yes they know there prices!!

[@Tamar-Edisherashvili.]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@perlitacardenas8067]

Wow! Really beautiful! Switzerland is in our bucket list. Thank you Kuga for your video! By the way, what month is this?

[@f.villanueva]

🥰🥰🥰

[@tchmilfan]

Ouch, the prices have gone up! Stayed in Zermatt for a week in August 2008, the tickets were nowhere near as expensive relative to other costs (or I’ve blanked it from my memory!). Yes, it’s years ago, but still - oof!

[@areareare9953]

Stones are "sparkly" because they've been subducted under the earth's crust, put under great pressure, so that parts of the chemical elements that make up the rock transform into schist. So that rock you were holding was once under the earth's surface, the pushed back up by tectonic forces.

[@feiryfella]

Very gneiss! ;) Sparkly from mica, likely phyllite, halfway from slate to schist. Its not been subducted, but it has been put under a lot of pressure, its the product of a convergent plate boundary which formed the Alps. The African and Eurasian plates collided, and still are!

[@MoneyMatter-y2b]

I have a question. Matterhorn has an altitude of 4478 m while Jungfraujoch has an altitude of 4158m. Then how is jungfraujoch the highest point of Europe ? Is it not Matterhorn then ? Can you clarify

[@VulpisFoxfire]

It seems a little surreal to see all those people wandering around in short-sleeve shirts and other light clothing, with all those snow-covered peaks surrounding the place.

[@ampersand.]

The lake, with view and surroundings, is absolutely gorgeous :) Worth the ticket price, do you reckon?

[@aartikhatri4311]

Nice video. What was your exact date of travel

[@robertcostea]

Very nice video. Btw, what cam did you use?

[@danopticon]

Could you see the train the whole time you rode it?

[@juriygor]

👍👍👍👌👏🙏

[@daydreambeliever6603]

Do thy still run the gondolas up to the Matterhorn?

[@Robvdh87]

It's really very beautiful, but those ticket prices are just insane. I know it's expensive to maintain a route like this, but still..

[@fcf8269]

135 dollars for a very short trip! Does the interrail pass works in Switzerland? I heard you can take as many train ride as you want, if you buy a pass, for a set number of days

[@HenrikWind]

The good thing with KZbin. You can see places you will never go to your self. (And I am very sure I would never pay 135$ for a 40 min. train ride 😄. )

[@TuckerSP2011]

When you say Heavenly Beauty, you're not kidding! God made Switzerland so that we can know that Heaven is real!

[@caymanchristopher7014]

How well do you breathe at that altitude?

[@jeannettefischer3017]

You quickly notice that the air is very thin up there. I only go up there after a day of acclimatisation in Zermatt. I live in Switzerland, but I'm always totally fascinated by this mountain myself. Greetings from Switzerland😊

[@kessas.489]

128 € is a lot of money! 🙈

[@Carpe_Diem_40]

In your opinion, who is more expensive, Japan or Switzerland ????

[@luke211286]

Switzerland, by far. Japan used to be expensive decades ago, but nowadays the prices of goods are not much higher than that of Western Europe

[@MaximeFelin]

5:57 because instagram exist

[@CrankyAuntyLinda]

I like Mt Fuji better. 😢❤

[@TheRubyrott]

So expensive! You'd better take a trip on the Mannheim Bundesgartenschau furnicular, starting in April 2023, instead.

[@rebeccareese73]

none of it looked real. it was like a giant painting....everywhere lol

[@Backwardlooking]

Outrageous ticket prices. Ripping off the captive tourist market.