Blogs from Switzerland, Europe - page 313

Sorry, it's been awhile. Switzerland was extremely expensive and we couldn't find any internet point that doesn't cost a day's food budget. Anyway, the Alps was amazing. Bern and Luzerne were a little of a disappointment. They both have medieval buildings and storefronts, Luzerne scored a point because most of its old town is pedestrianised, but Bern has its blue Aare river which was oh, so inviting when we visited because it was boiling hot that day. We saw some locals jumped from a bridge into the fast moving river and Chris was tempted to do the same. But he changed his mind in the end (lack of proper swimwear, or so he said.) Fast forward to the mountain. We didn't do the Jungfraujoch trip because it was so touristy (and mostly no money). I always ... read more

Luzern closes down on Sundays, so we used that day to visit Mt. Titlis. We took the early train to Engelberg and then the train, cable car, revolving bottom cable car, and chair lift to get to the top of the mountain (about 10,000 ft. high). It was absolutely beautiful up there. We walked through the glacier cave and then went sledding in the snow for a few hours. It’s a strange sensation to leave on a train in 90-degree weather, go up a mountain in a cable car, and emerge to freezing temperatures. We lunch at the restaurant on the mountain with views of the Alps all around, and began the eerie trip down the mountain in our cable cars. We walked around Engelberg for awhile, visited the cheese factory there, and did a bit ... read more

Glad we were that we stayed for Saturday. It happened to be the day of the annual Aldstatt festival. Basically they had beer and sausage/pretzel stands EVERYWHERE. There was music and street festival stuff scattered around the town, and there were so many people. We went in the shops and walked around the festival. However, after the sun went down, the streets were more packed than ever and it was impossible to move, so after walking around for a bit we retired. ... read more

Pictures are forthcoming of one of the most beautiful places in the world. Interlaken, Switzerland surrounds you in mountains like no other place Ive seen before. Me and Jen spent 3 days at a hostel named Funny Farm where we relaxed at night by the bar meeting people. We river rafted down the river that extends from the glaciers down through the valley, and eventually winding up in one of the lakes next to Interlaken. The views were awesome. The next day we bought a camera and rented scooters and drove up the valley to Stechelberg where we took a gondola to Gimmelwald, a small mountain village where goats outnumber people. Leaving Interlaken we headed to Geneva the next day. We lucked out finding a hostel that wasnt full booked and walked around the city. Genevas ... read more

Hello all! I'm still here in Interlaken (I leave tomorrow). Rafting was a blast. The water was a nice refreshing 6 degrees celcius. I never imagined that Switzerland could get so hot. It's incredible! Yesterday, I went hiking with a couple of girls (One of which I met in Zurich and she just happened to be in my tent here). We climbed Harder Kulm, 1322m, 4337ft. It took us around 5 hours round trip. Then, we got a big group of people together and we all cooked tacos. I really miss Mexican food (and hot showers, soft toliet paper and country music) Oh and I ran into some guys that I met at Kunta Hora about a week ago. It's a small world! Today, I am going to find a nice spot on the lake to ... read more