Hotel Victoria Meiringen

... sunny. Of course. This recent trip was sportier than usual but I am glad to have done it. Upon reflection I recall last years autumn trips. First London and then Majorca. Glamorous much? Well no not really. The hotel we stayed in in London was disgusting (thanks to the school...) and chilly. Majorca was climbing and little bit of shopping at Carolina Herrera.

This year however I'm stuck at home. I ...

... Jungfrau and the Eiger and carries 20 200 tonnes of boulder detritus per year. 20 000 litres of water travel past per second. This is the only waterfall inside a mountain which is accessible in Europe. A lift takes you to between the 6th and 7th waterfall and then you access each waterfall by stairs. The roar is huge at some stages. It was well worth a look and the crowds arrived just as we were leaving to catch the ...

... to catch the bus to Bonigen which was a quaint small town on Lake Brienz. The girl at the hostel had said that it was a 20 minute walk but in true Swiss style, we think that it was probably 40 minutes for any non-Swiss person. Bonigen was so quiet, hardly anybody was about but it was a good opportunity to see different styles of the ...

... hungry and we sat with a view of the glacier. We then walked through the Ice Palace which was tunnels carved out of snow with one layer being dated back to 1947. It also had carved animals. We then went outside to the snow. It must have been around -1C and the girls were thrilled to be able to touch snow again. After lots of photos of the fantastic view of the mountains (Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau) and the glacier ...

... into another backpackers. This one was very new and we had bunk beds and 2 single beds pushed together and a bathroom plus a view of a large mountain with snow on it, which we thought was the Jungfrau. We decided that we would go for a walk to a small town called Bonigen but it had started to rain so we just decided to explore Interlaken. We realised that Interlaken was a destination for Japanese tourists as near the casino, the expensive ...

... we toured old town walking zone but it is a holiday St. Leo day and everything is closed. We did a lot of window shopping (Dan likes that much better ) I did manage to find a few shops open . We then walked down to the boats and were going to take a ride but the weather blew in and we decided we didn't want to spend 85 Chieftains each to freeze . The next day it POURED we took the car to the transportation museum and IMAX theater. It was pretty interesting view point. Did ...

... get some good people watching in. seems like many of these kids are fresh out of college and mommy and daddy are hooking them up on some pretty expensive thrill seeking adventures. canyoning from 92 chf....paragliding is like almost 200 chf.... so then we get hungry go up and get the rest of our food and come back and score a different spot, with good watching. some girls walk by and say see you haven't moved to far...haha. look like is there room? i say come join us. so we ...

... Praise the Lord a cab driver stops for coffee around 2:40 a.m. I won't have to turn tricks after all!! YEAH!! I get home to a dark house and car in front. I plan on how I will beat her ass while the taxi driver gets my stuff out. She asks how I got home and if I will need a penicillin shot (funny!). Anyway, the alarm didn't go off (or she doesn't care about me....not sure which one). Finally get to bed about 5 a.m.

... could have ever wanted in a small vacation: a pool room, couches, a fireplace, small restaurant, a bar, but most importantly, activities to sign up for!! I'm sure most of you already know butI went skydiving! I met 2 other girls and our driver at 2:30 that afternoon on the couches and we hopped on a bus and headed to the landing strip. When we first got there, there was a large group, with the last 3 jumpers coming down. I got pictures of them and waited til they gave ...

... A lot of the travelers here get the impression that the parents here are negligent because the kids run free. Why not, though, there are no predators here (either vehicular or human). The kids play under the village eye, and the older ones look after the younger ones. These kids are tough, too, nobody cries when he falls down or grabs at barbed wire.

Lastly, there are the cats. The cats are friendly and healthy, living off a ...