St. Moritz – We got off the train and our ride was waiting for us. The 1950 Rolls-Royce was glimmering in the early evening light with a bottle of Crystal and crystal glasses waiting inside. Our driver, wearing a tuxedo with white gloves had the doors open and was ready for our arrival. The chauffeur brought us to our accommodations where….. Ha ha, just kidding! However, St. Moritz does put out this vibe and there actually was Phantom I and II Rolls waiting for people at the train station. We however walked to our accommodations through the streets passing Parada, Versace, Gucci, etc. on our way. We knew we were in a unique place just from our past understanding of the St, Moritz stigma, but our frivolousness was trumped when we looked at a few menus on the street. 30 Euro salads and 65 Euro pork chops were a little out of out budget, but looking around at the huge valley made us feel right at home.
Lucky for us, our gear was in the VW Tourage Tom Winter was driving with the Liberty boys so we did not have to drag it around. While Corey Tibljas, Derek Taylor, and I took the train from Davos the others found out lodging in a small village just down the valley called Samedan. It’s a small town set complacently in the hills with coble stone streets, many churches from the turn of the century, but not much else. This place gave us some time to hang out and relax without worry as our bodies and minds were ready for some R&R because David got us all sick… St. Moritz is a place of opulence and status and by no means the place Swedish, British college students go to party. The skiing however is off the hook, but the valley is larger then most in the Alps. We skied at a place about ten minutes away from down town St. Moritz called Corvatsch. The snow could have been better, but the options for skiing are rampant and easy to access. Today we said good bye to Derek who is taking off to the States, and tomorrow Corey and I get on a train to St. Anton, Austria while Tom goes to La Grave, and the two hobos take off for an adventure in Italy.
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