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    When we woke up in Lauterbrunnen, we were delighted to discover that the roads to Täsch had opened and the train from Täsch to Zermatt (the town where you can see the Matterhorn) would be operating the next day. So, we would be seeing the Matterhorn after all. It was with light hearts that we explored the Lauterbrunnen Valley that morning and headed towards Täsch.  Our view upon awaking in Lauterbrunnen. I didn't actually get a picture of the waterfall, unfortunately.      We decided to take our time going to Täsch. I'd been begging to go on a hike ever since my parents had arrived. In fact, it was one of the reasons I was so excited for them to come. I had spend a lot of time bumming around the cities in Europe and I was ready to go off trail and see Europe from another angle. Apparently Switzerland isn't the kind of place you can really go off the beaten path. Every hike we tried to get to was either by a road, or the trailhead was not accessible by c...

    Matterhorn? It matters not! At least... that's what I'd like to tell myself. The truth is, one of the things I was most looking forward to doing with my parents was seeing the Matterhorn. The famous 14,692 foot pyramidal, four cirque mountain that dominates every calendar, postcard, computer screensaver, and national geographic documentary out there. The pride and joy of Switzerland, the pride and joy of mountains in general.    Here it is, in case my description wasn't good enough. The fact that I'm showing you this picturesque Wikipedia photo in the first place should be a pretty good foreshadowing for the story I'm about to tell you.     Upon waking up in Lichtenstein, my parents informed me that a giant snowstorm had closed all roads and trains to Zermatt, the singular town where one is able to see the Matterhorn. Unsure of what else to do, my mom had canceled our airbnb reservations in the nearby town and we had collectively decided that we wo...

    One of my suggestions/requests for our trip was to make a pit stop in the small country of Lichtenstein (61 square miles) just so I could check it off my list. Our stop was certainly quick. It took us about half a day to see all of the tourist destinations the country had to offer.  This was our first stop, Vaduz Castle, the current residence of the Prince of Lichtenstein. Of course, I got to meet the prince. It was such an honor. The castle did have this really beautiful walk nearby  and we had a lot of fun exploring Lichtenstein. Pretty sure we saw  most of it in our half mile walk. This little guy did a fine job guarding one of Lichtenstein's most precious historical sites (precious because its one of probably five) He even drew blood.  A beautiful view. Oh, I guess this one is pretty nice too.     So in the end, it was an adventurous little pit stop (and a pretty cute one too, I will admit). We even got to watch the royal guard yell a...