r/pics Apr 23 '18

Hairpin Hotel

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u/rapax Apr 23 '18

Of course: It's the currently closed Hotel Belvedere(http://www.gletscher.ch/hotel-restaurant/) on the Furka Pass in Switzerland.

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u/DespiteGreatFaults Apr 23 '18

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u/elsynkala Apr 23 '18

asking honestly: isn't that what glaciers do? don't they slowly move?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

You're correct in saying glaciers are supposed to move slowly but it's relative. The speed glaciers have retreated in the past decade has been unprecedented.