As one of the must-visit places in Switzerland, Alps Mountains easily stirred many old memories of mine.  When I was a kid, Heidi happened to be my favorite TV series. I’ve learned a lot about Alps Mountains from this show. But at that time Alps seemed to be so far away that I never thought, even in my dreams, that one day I could actually visit this place.

We got up early and took a train up to the mountains. The train made a round trip and you could get off at whatever shop you want.  In any tourist attractions of Europe, no matter how hot it is, you never need to worry about being over-crowded.  Besides the reason that they have less population, the most important cause is that European has really put efforts on environment protection.  We heard that day when we were visiting Alps, they were already restricting the number of train tickets. However, from our point of view, the tourists here were far from being crowded, not even close to being enough.

A ringing bell, like a cheerful and light song, echoed over the mountains. We soon found the sources. Every sheep and cow here has a beautiful bell hanging around their necks. When they moved, the wind would carry the sound of bell all over the mountains. That’s the most beautiful and natural song I’d never heard of.  The animals here are very tame. When someone approaches, none of them show a slight trace of fear. Sometimes they even take a trip along the trail, and at that time the train would stop and wait for them passing by.

Alps, like the one in my memory, gradually presented its unique charms to us. Either the wooden cabinet scattering along the mountains, or the fairy-like lake at halfway, or that cooperating cow always posed in front of the camera, had gifted us with unforgettable memories. However, the strongest, the most powerful and heartquake images holds in its peak.  It’s like watching a Hollywood movie but all were real. For a moment, I could not tell where was the sky, where was the cloud and where was the snow! Everything blended together naturally.  Two kids had also a great time there, they skied, they played with ice, they screamed with joys.  Alps, finally we were coming!