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GREAT TRIP
SALLY O’BRIEN,
AUTHOR
Even though I now call Switzerland
home, the Alpine scenery still has
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an other-worldly effect on me. The
abundance of snow-capped peaks,
mountains with fairy-tale names that
‘pop up’ at numerous vantage points,
time-defying glaciers, gravity-
defying railways. And then there’s
the moment you catch sight of the
Matterhorn…
Top: Mountain biking around Andermatt
Left: Climbers on the Matterhorn
Right: Aletsch Glacier
