Today was kind of a strange day. We had our snowboarding equipment, but the Snowboarding school didn't start until the next day and we weren't quite brave enough to go and try it ourselves, so we had to find other ways to amuse ourselves. We got up and had breakfast at the hotel we were staying (our accommodations were "half-board" which meant that they provided breakfast and supper every day). It was a nice breakfast, more than you would expect for one that was included. We then wandered around town a little bit to get acclimated... found out where we had to meet for ski school, that type of thing.
Tami in front of Saas Fee
A fire hydrant in town
Eventually we made it over to the Alpin Express which takes you up the Allalin Mountain. We went up two different lifts and an underground tram which takes you up almost to the top, which is 3500 meters (about 11,483 feet). They have a revolving restaurant at the top which is supposed to be the highest in the world. The view were excellent and the food was pretty good too. After lunch, we walked around a bit at the top, but it was very cold so we didn't stay long. It was cold enough at the top that the battery in our camera didn't work properly... we had to hold it in our hands to warm it up to make it work again.
Greg in front of some mountains from Allalin
The view from our restauraunt
The view coming down the lift
We then rode the lift back down (we knew that we wouldn't be skiing down it anytime soon) and walked over to where they had a "bobsleigh" ride. It was essentially a mini roller coaster, but it was a lot of fun. After that, we walked into a few little shops in the town and just killed time until it was time to meet our group for an orientation. The orientation wasn't too terribly helpful, but at least we got to try some mulled wine for free! After that, we went back for supper at our hotel and went to bed early expecting an exhausting day with our first snowboarding lesson starting the next day.
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