A quiet evening in Zermatt

On our last evening in Zermatt (Sunday) we went to look at the cemetery for climbers who have died whilst trying to climb the Matterhorn.  The most recent gravestone was dated 2002 and the majority of climbers were only in their twenties.

We then wandered around a very quiet Zermatt. We heard some drums and music in the distance and when we followed the sound we discovered a band of about 15 members playing and marching through the streets. No-one else was following nor watching but we did.  Unfortunately they stopped playing after only a few minutes when they reached a school hall. So we wandered off again, still all quiet - until we heard more music and drums.  This time the band were in uniform and were marching down the main street to a hotel and had caught the interest of the few tourists around. When they finished we walked back to our hostel but kept listening out just in case there was another band out there.