Day 3 - St. Moritz

After a scrumptious breakfast in our hotel, with a delightful coffee machine that you simply pressed "cappuccino" or "latte" to get a smooth, creamy, yummy cup of joe, we took a bus to the funicular, which brought the group of us to the top of a mountain, Muottas Muragl, with breathtaking, panoramic views of the valleys below.

The Funicular, a small cog-wheel train that maneuvers up steep inclines.

We were all overcome by the vistas and I, for one, didn't know where to begin photographically. I brought all of my lenses with me and proceeded to utilize them all, taking panos, landscapes, close ups and everything in between of the beautiful scene before us.

There was a man soaring in some kind of mechanical sail, I believe it's called paragliding. We saw a lot of these daredevils in the days to come.

Our leader, Joe Brady, was happy to be showing us this magnificent view on such a beautiful day. We really lucked out.

The restaurant at the top provided us with delicious hot chocolate and gave us a place to meet and talk photography with our fellow travelers. We learned about a pond that had nice reflections.

Nancy was kind enough to pose for me

We took the funicular down and caught a bus to another destination - The Diavolezza Glacier in Pontresina.

This time we took a gondola up the mountain, which is a ski resort. When we got to the top, it was pretty clouded over and there wasn't much to see, so we made our way to the restaurant for lunch.

As we sat down, someone called out that the clouds had cleared and we all ran out to enjoy the majesty of the mountain range in front of us. 

Photographers playing in the snow

Diavolezza means female devil

Lunch was great, we got our fair share of photos and most of us had a very enjoyable day. 

Top of the mountain from our hotel room in St. Moritz at dusk.