Goldener Schlussel Bern

... spent in Gimmelwald would likely seem like an eternity. Unless those Gimmelwaldians are loose with the alcohol and their money in a card game.<br><br>We passed a barn and my friend ducked her head in to get a whiff and notified me that she loved the smell of barns. Now there's a little fact I wished I'd known in advance. The reason? Well, it just so happens that in many of the small Alpian villages you can actually pay to sleep in the ...

... of explaining what I mean, but you just at a certain point lose interest in things and experiences with people just become your priority. Odds are, I could have seen a lot more in Rome (although I did see what I knew I wanted to see), but I was so excited to just be with friends that it go, and not worry about what I could have seen or experienced since this experience of meeting new friends from all over the world is a trip in itself. Does ...

... them. We hustled back to the car and decided to leave Bern before finding dinner.<br><br>When we finally arrived back at Beate's house, she had a little surprise for me: a Black Forest Cake. Turns out that she went to six different bakeries in search of a cake for me but each one told her that it was the wrong season for it -- the cream doesn't last in the heat. But, she managed to track someone down who had one in their freezer. It was very yummy.<br>

... a huge smile on my face. So from the market after eating a real crepe and watched a game of chess i walked. and i am glad i walked the way i did because the view i saw when i walked through the arches (no not maccas) i gave me goose bumps and litterly took my breath away.. There was a valley of houses with a river flowing though it, the colour of a dark tourquoise. A chuch on a hill and in the back ground the icey Swiss Alps- I was seriously speechless and overwhelmed just ...

... over 1 hour on the train. It was 13degrees in Zurich by day & 8degrees at night. I took a cruise up the canal & then went window shopping on Zurich's world famous shopping street Bahnhofswtrasse. I also saw grossmunster chapel & st peters church which was built in 1534 & holds the record for the largest clockface in Europe. I then went to the old town where there are lots of tiny streets full of shops,pubs,bars,strip clubs & kebab ...

So, this morning my Aunt took us to the local train station ticket center, and we bought ourselves some 4 day, unlimited travel passess. Which actually turned out to be a really good deal. Unlimited trail travel, boat travel on the lakes, and museum entry. After that, we ...

... flag throwing, horn blowing, saw playing, wine bottle playing, dancing and much more- including this super crazy COW that comes to lick everyone. Then we all got up and made a huge Contiki congo line! After dinner we were surprised with showers and so I ran back to our hotel to knock out for a good 8 hours ( we didn't have anything early planned for the next morning) YES!

I went to Geneva. It was raining a lot and the hostel was located next to the red light district. I only brought one change of clothes (not smart) but it was still all new sights so a nice visit to say the least. I took pictures but am still unable to send them which has me at a total loss ...

... a remote Swiss-German mountain village on the border with Liechtenstein, and through into the southern Italian cantons where olive trees cling to the mountainous slopes we saw myriad posters and billboards everwhere reminding people of their civic responsibility - to Vote on Sunday. (This time it was a question of closer ties with Europe and same-sex marriages - both proposals were accepted). So it was that, as we cycled through vineyards, walked along stunning ...

... Italy (stopping at a rest stop along the way I asked the guy for a latte and he gave me a glass of hot milk, the first of many language mix ups). We arrived at the camp site (more beautiful italian summer weather) where we are staying in funky cabins, and you can see Venice in the distance! We caught a ferry over to venice, which is amazing! No words can describe it, I still can't believe I'm here! We went into the Piazzo San Marco and were swarmed by pigeons ...