http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland , South East , Locarno en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:21:30 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:21:30 UTC Hi all we are leaving Locarno this morning apparently it is the playground of the superrich no wonder everything is so exxy here. Last night we met two Swiss girls on holiday we went out for drinks at a cafe in town and then went down to the park by the lake I talked to a lot of locals who were pleased to be able to practice their english as it is required teaching at the schools here. Every http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-293820.html Hello just got back from a trip to Briga we had to pass through Italy again so we can say we've been there twice. The police che4cked our passports but not the girls sitting opposite us she said are we criminals I said yes we are from Australiaq it's full of criminals. We had lunch in Briga then came back via the Gotthard Pass. Enjoy the pics. Byee. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-293591.html Hi all after a fiasco at the Como train station this morning with the tickets we were sold tickets for the train that was leaving as I was paying for them. So a two hour wait for the next one to come along. Arrived in Locarno at 3pm mowst 0of the day shot to pieces. Tomorrow we go to Brig via Domodossola and return to Locarno via the Gotthard Pass. We have a few hours in Brig long enough to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-293201.html Today went with some of the Usi students to visit Locarno. Some of us went to the top of the Madonna del Sasso the sanctuary of the Madonna while other people went ice skating. We took a cable car up to the top of the mountain and then spent a few hours up there looking around before we headed down and back home to Lugano. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-238975.html 1005 p.m. American Time Today was a good day. For the most part We got yelled at by Brinberg for being loud at night that was the only bad thing. Michelle and I are watching French Kiss right now. I love this movie Anyway we had a group trip today. It was a trip to Locarno. It was gorgeous. I rode a train for the first time. The trip began this morning around 11 a.m. 4 students http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-236434.html Last night's fondue trip was interesting to say the least but in a good way. We walked about 20 minutes in a direction where we had no idea where we were going. There was about 12 of us I believe. I was getting a little nervous because I felt that we had been walking forever and had seen buildings start to disappear. I felt like we were in the middle of nowhere almost. Jackie and someone we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-236430.html ok so the scenery here is insane. there is no way that my pictures will do itany justice I wish so badly that you were here with me to explore Yesterdaywe went to the Madonna del Sossa which is basically like a catholic church upon this mountain that is over 600 years old we took a cable car to get therebut that is a relatively recent innovation. apparently as of 100 years ago theonly way to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-236136.html Today we went on our little trip that the usi students planned. I kind of had a hard time sleeping last night so I was pretty tired but it ended up really being really fun. we took our first train ride to Locarno. Ignore that I look terrible.. I was sleepy We arrived in Locarno and we ate lunch I ate with allie and her room mate stacy who I really liked. I like that they are taking things serio http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-235826.html The past two days we have truly felt like legitimate backpackers. This is mostly because we unwittingly took a train ride and then a bus ride towards the middle of south Switzerland nowhere. We started to get a bit nervous when the bus continued to unload passengers at stops that still werent ours.....a gang of tan teenage boys in oversized sunglasses and white tees hopped off followed by women http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-182852.html Ok sorry everybody for making it so short the internet place is going to close soon so I wanted to have all this posted b4 tonight. We arrive in Ascona Switzerland from leaving Fussen South Germany yesterdayhellipleaving at 330pm and not arriving until 1115 pm it took longer then what we expected..but it was worth ithellipon the way we passed through Austria literally for one roundabo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-178064.html This will be my most travelled journal entry to date covering 5 cities in 4 countriesNiceFrom Barcelona we got a night train to Nice which was quite a normal train ride. Nice was quite a Nice town on the Cote d'Azur that was famous for its rich lifestyle and Nice beaches. I'm sorry I just have a really unhealthy obsession with the fact that Nice is actually called... Nice. I'm trying my best n http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-75493.html NiceWe had a really relaxing 2 days in Nice checking out the town a bit but spending most of the time on the beach. The beach was great however unlike Australian beaches it was filled with quite large smooth rocks. They were ok to lie on if you had a towel but to run or even walk it was quite painfull so the normal beach activities like classic catches and football had to take a sideline. We http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Locarno/blog-75190.html