Blogs from Lauterbrunnen, South-West, Switzerland, Europe - page 4

I am actually back in Frnace now having just returned from our 3 day stint in Switzerland. Let me just say WOW. Switzerland is the most beautiful place by far. I made up their motto "Keep It Green Keep It Clean". They Recycle everything etc. and there is no rubbish anywhere and its just wow... green and lush. Before i get to that though i shall retrace my past week since Nice the first (im in Nice again for a night, just passing through). After our rainy day in Nice/ Monaco we hopped aboard the busabout bus and headed to our next destination which was Milan. We had been told there wasnt much to do. In the words of Lonely Planet "Milan is not good for budget travllers and does not lend itseld to idle wandering ... read more

Amber's Journal: Wow! This place is beautiful! We have absolutely loved our time here in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. It helped a lot that the weather was perfect today as well. We started our day by going to Trummelbach Falls. They are huge waterfalls inside the mountain. You go in and ride this giant elevator/funicular thing up into these caves. The water all comes from this huge glacier but it comes raging through these crevices in the mountain. It was pretty cool to see. From there we drove to Stechelburg and rode a gondola up to the town of Murren. From Murren we hiked up a ways, then down through the forest to some more waterfalls. It was called Sprutz Falls and you could walk behind them. It was pretty. Today was a fulfillment of a dream ... read more

Our only stop in Switzerland was Lauterbrunnen , a cold little town nestled in between two steep mountains in the Alps. It seems that there is a waterfall every 50m in Switzerland, it is ridiculous how much water they have. There were actually rapids flowing through the stream in our camp! It was so cold that pretty much all of us upgraded to cabins, I was especially keen after already spending 3 months living in a tent! That night was our first major party night when we had a ‘Bright and Tight’ party in a bar called the bomb shelter, and yes it was a bomb shelter. We got a little boozed that night… The next day we took the cog railway up the mountain to Jung Frau, where it was snowing HEAVILY!! We had our ... read more

Road to Switzerland Four days left of tour. We've got some long drives ahead of us starting with today which will be about 12 hours. The drive is from Florence to Lauterbrunnen. Switzerland is fucking beautiful. Lakes, rivers, old mountains, lots of green grass, trees and snow in some areas. I think it's actually more beautiful then Austria, which is hard to beat. To put it into perspective, think of being present at a badass castle. You've got a deck chair and beer in your hand. You're about to witness Pairs Hilton get be-headed. All you can do is sit there, sigh and think "Man, this rules." Lucerne On the way to Lauterbrunnen, we stopped off at Lucerne. The city, like the scenery in Switzerland is beautiful. Clean, wicked scenery, full of attractive people and some ... read more

Thursday, 14 August Our first big travel day. We boarded the bus early to drive to Lauterbruen, Switzerland. The method to make it a quick journey was to sleep on the bus. I wasn't that tired at this point of the trip, so I actually got to see some of the French countryside. There were some amazing castles on the way. As soon as we passed the Swiss boarder the fun began with a Champaign party on the bus. I was a little annoyed, as it was this time that I started to feel a bit crook. But I pushed on and had a bit to drink (nothing compared to my normal Champaign standards). It was definitely the way to get everyone chatting and in the mood. In no time we were at the campsite, and ... read more