Continental Bern

... The Hills Are Alive". You wouldn't fret looking like an idiot, because only the cows would be watching. That's the main industry at Gimmelwald, farming cows. The town is VERY tiny. Their park was about 10'x8' with 2 opposing benches. I agree with Steve that it's worth a quick visit, but don't know about that whole "If Heaven Isn't What It's Cracked Up To Be..." thing. I can think of other places I'd prefer to spend eternity as about one ...

... and food! When you do this kind of trip, I think it's natural to just want to spend as little money as possible, both because 1) you really don't have room in your pack to buy things nor want to carry them and then curse the shoes you bought, and 2) because you set, well, not goals per se, but you intentially watch what you spend money on. I find myself only eating about twice a day, simply because I'm not snacking since I have no snack ...

... food in Canada? It seems almost criminal.<br><br>Undaunted we continued our tour. The highlight was watching the local children (in their scivvies) enjoying the fountains in front of the parliament. Quite entertaining. The blasts of water appear and disappear, with varying levels of intensity. It keeps the kids guessing and their reactions are priceless.<br><br>We strolled along the river and through the old town, but were underwhelmed by the sites ...

... train station... where i the informations stations and where the hell am i going... I found a locker, since i cant really physically keep carrying my backpack for a day straight.. my body is starting to hurt.. consideding its weights about 25 kg... i can walk around for about 4 hours with it on but after that.... no comment... and to think i was carrying that weight before hand, just hopefully i wasnt as big as what i am with my 2 back packs. So i got off the train on a ...

... late 60's, so it was one of the best James Bond locations that we have visited to date. Randy bought a new watch (James Bond location watch) along with a new James Bond Villian watch in Bern at the train station. Breakfast was a very good buffet, quite pricey, but came with some champagne (which I mixed with my orange juice, instant mimosa!) As you can see from the pictures, it was quite frosty up there, with temperatures in the 30 ...

... Switzerland, because white is only produced in the Swiss. Next off- to our hotel! These beds are amazing, I want to say they're made of down but I could be wrong. It most definitely felt like heaven. After we all got settled in we headed off to dinner. We crossed this bridge and ended up at this restaurant called Staedkellers. This restaurant is like a show plus dinner ...

... Time of Arrival. It also means Estimate Time of Anguish. The ETA date is approximate only, the month is approximate only, the year is correct; the Vessel's name is not. Delays, losses or damages are not our responsibility. To cover the above, you have to take out a maritime insurance policy. The maritime policy does not cover for additional expenses due to delays in delivery. For this, you have to take another insurance policy ...

... they had just graduated. Reminded me of my sisters friends - I'm just definitely a lot older than I was when I was traveling rightout of college. Got up this morning and walked around teh GORGEOUS town with the mountions and the green water and found the best hostel I have ever stayed in. All hostels should be modeled after this one (Backpackers Villa). Took it easy and just walked around the town all day ...

... to rain. That night we had dinner at a Bavarian beer hall and tried out the 1 litre stein beers. There was lots of great German entertainment (the girls in traditional dress & lots of bell ringing) and lots of laughs that night before heading back to the hotel bar. Continuing our travels, we drove 3 hours south into the Austrian Tirol where we went white water rafting on grade 3 rapids down a 16km stretch in 5 degree water and did these amazing things in the ...