Saas Fee - A stunning mountain, more meat in a vending machine, a sumo wrestler and are machines getting closer to taking us over?

Kathleen took a day off so we could take a long weekend in Saas Fee. It's the mountain behind Zermatt and it's beautiful and very steep. Like Zermatt, Saas Fee is car free. This makes walking around the town very pleasant. Less noise. Less pollution. etc. etc. etc. Plus, you feel much more remote and removed from the world.

One of the most remarkable things about Saas Fee is that almost half of the mountain is covered by glaciers. It's so cool. You grab a T-bar near the top and you are riding on and right next to glaciers. You can study the formations as you are pulled to the top.

And we lucked out with the weather, too. Three sun-drenched days of great skiing with 360 degree views of the Alps. Just another slice of heaven in Switzerland. We also had Valery join us for a couple of days. We had a great time sharing gondolas and laughs. Especially during one aprés-ski stop at a super cool bar. She told us how she wanted a dog and we asked her if she had a name picked out. She hadn't, but she had some ideas of what would make a good name. I can't say here, but what happened next belongs on SNL.

Another interesting thing about Saas Fee was the Brat-o-matic Bratwurst vending machine in the middle of town. We always knew the Swiss loved their meat, but this is ridiculous. First the horse meat in Einsiedeln, now this. It begs a few questions. Are the machines trying to win us over? Did they hear that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach? Kurt Vonneguts "Player Piano" anyone?