Hotel Garni Derby Interlaken

An early start as we intended to go to Lauterbrunnen and then catch a later train to Lucerne. We caught a bus from Lauterbrunnen to Trummelbach Falls and were the only ones at the falls for a while. It was so quiet that we could hear the cow bells. Trummelbach Falls is actually 10 glacier waterfalls inside a mountain in Lauterbrunnen Valley. This drains the water from the 3 major mountains which we saw on Friday-the Monch ...

... I was using didn’t add the detergent automatically like the others and I needed to do it myself, so the one hour cycle had to run without detergent. But then the cycle wouldn’t stop spinning! Once I fixed that problem – with the reception girl’s help - the cycle wouldn’t start! *sigh* I put the washing in at about 6pm and didn’t pull it out of the dryer until 11pm!

About this time I was getting hungry so I decided to go for a walk to get ...

... There was literally raw bacon on the menu. So what's the next open place to eat? A pizzaria! But that was in Wengen where we're staying up in the mountain and it doesn't offer much other than spas, views, and peace & quiet. Today, we are roaming in the valley, Interlaken, because the weather is rainy and dreary. Makes being a tourist difficult but the promise of Paragliding off of the Jungfraujoch mountain tomorrow is lifting our spirits. Can't wait!

... learning curve than Justin. As soon as we were on the scotters, he was off while I lagged behind screaming every time the pavement turned into gravel. I found them terribly awkward, like going through puberty. I got the hang of it eventually and then it was very enjoyable. (well, i don't know if i necessarily got a hang of it or if it was just because the road was paved and much flatter)

It's also a bit weird being here after coming from ...

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... me immediately and said, "It seems like you are here all the time". Charlie, Chris and I were there last in September, and I get to Interlaken around 3 times a year, I guess I must be memorable to her. Had a beer and went to the Chalet Restaurant for dinner. Good schnitzel (my favorite), french onion soup and fries and I am happy to be in the land of mountains, cows and cheese. Back to the room for an good night's sleep and ...

... go to geneva than to staz in paris, by way of ease of travel, and finances. i am saving a ton on my hotel stay in geneva, and i am so close to the airport, i can roll out of bed before the 7am departure. now, the twists. i had 20 minutes to catch the flight to geneva after landing in paris. i sprinted, i ran. i fought with the metal detector people. they took my large carabiner. Desalvo, you know i am ****** about that. thez frisked me, the wanded me, all ...

... programs. At the end of the night we met a representative from one of the Switzerland schools and he made us a reservation for the same restaurant Christina and I had gone to the night before. This time they let us in, even though it was almost 9:30. Most of us ordered the dish that was recommended by our Swiss representative. I don't know what it was, but it came with a rosti the size of my plate, which was fine by me. Up early tomorrow for a 7:44 AM train to Milan.

... next to the river which they have made look like a boat, how cleaver (this keyboard does not have an explenation mark, obviously not in teh Swiss vocab) but i suppose you dont see that down many high streets in Britain. I was in Bern yesterday as i think i mentioned in a previous entry any how i forgot to mention that Bern is the drug capital of Switzerland, so you have to watch yourself as there are loads of thives about. I went and visited the ...

... town not far away. Beyond that, I was as clueless as she. This was going to be a mission. Back at Balmer's, I lounged out on the hammocks for an hour or so and socialized. The time passed quickly, and soon enough, Del and I were whisked off to skydiving. An unfortunate incident occurred when we arrived at the hangar: the pilot informed Del that he was too heavy to go tandem. They didn't have the proper gear to accommodate his 235 lbs. and would not run the risk. He was mega ...