Bellevue Hotel Interlaken

Weekje sneeuw en RELAXEN<br><br>Wat een heerlijke week!!<br><br>Hij begon wat gehaast en het bezoek aan de SEATdealer (knipperend dashboardlampje); was ook niet echt bepaald gepland..<br>Onderweg veel werkzaamheden op de duitsesnelweg wat tot de nodige vertraging zorgde maar .. waardoor we ook van mooie herfstkleuren hebben kunnen genieten.<br>Na 12uur rijden kwamen we in het donker aan in het wel vertrouwde huisje Wengi.<br><br>De volgende ...

... and it was interesting to<br>compare experiences.<br>Wednesday I took the morning off from work and went to Nyon and then met up with several friends to go on a hike and picnic in the Jura mountain range. It was a great group of kids and we had a really fun time exploring. We had a picnic at the top with beautiful views of the French Alps and Mont Blanc. I went straight from hiking to an interview in Geneva with a Human Rights professor for my ...

... and was actually a hiking trail. Which meant a billion boulders, log-steps, roots, bridges, and every other kind of obstruction you could think of. As I was putting the death grip on the brakes of my bike, the 3 guys I just met came flying down past me down the trail. I found out later that one of them was a pro downhill mt biker so he knew what he was doing. I did what I could and probably walked about 60% of the hill which isn´t too ...

... fondue. All three courses were delicious- the cheese, while completely different than Mom's (which I love) was amazing. Then we went back to the train station, where Mom bought a pre-made carton of Swiss cheese fondue to take home so Dad, Jennifer, and Ryan can try it. If it turns out only half as good as that which we had in the restaurant, it'll still be delicious! Then we got on another train, this time heading to Interlaken, where we stayed the night in a hostel.

... we did&#8230;. <br><br>There was an initial butterfly &#8220;losing your stomach&#8221; type feeling after our feet left the safety of the earth, but after that it was &#8220;smooth sailing,&#8221; as they say. Gliding over the tree tops with the mountain views in the distance was awesome! It was a fast descent and before we knew it, we were the ones buzzing by the top of the Metropole hotel waving and smiling like maniacs ...

... engraved on it. It came out amazing. We arrived in our hotel, hotel Flora. We were right next door to a chocolate shop, so of course you could find many of us in there eating away. We went to dinner at Musik Resturant. It was the best food I have ever had. I also think it was one of the best entertainment nights we have had during our travels. Everyone sings and dances around. We got to meet some locals and it's within walking distance from the hotel. One the walk ...

... home to a most-bizarre, famous, old festival held the last Monday in November. Of course, we had to visit once we read all about it! The market festival dates back to the 1500s when area farmers brought their produce to the capital city. Now, it is a zany celebration in which 50 tons of onions are woven into braids, necklaces, horseshoes, and decorated to look like people and animals. They are displayed in hundreds of stalls throughout ...

... the city, Berchtold V von Zähringen, killed a bear on the Aare pensisula. This led to the city to be called Berne (or Bern in German). The bear is located on the cities coat of arms as well. Our rooms are nice in the fairly uneven wooden floors kind of way. the owners and employees are friendly and like most citizens we've conversed with so far, fairly fluent in English. This multi-linguistical skill puts the American system of debilitating mono-linguistical ways ...

... cute. We escorted Erin back to the Backpackers as she was tired and was ready to settle in for the night (Thank God!). We ate some food, searched for a dance club, and found one on the top floor of the Hotel Astoria, a classy hoppin' club with mad expensive drinks. It's similar to Windows of the World, a club/bar on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Del and I each got a Heineken where he admitted to me, "These girls are pretty lame, dude." "I pretty much ...