Jardin Bern

This morning we set out for the famous Swiss Alps. Think Sound of Music. Yes, I know that was set in Austria, but think of the setting nonetheless. We took a morning train from Zurich to Interlaken, where we would spend the night. The approach into the Alps was breathtaking. Technically it's breathtaking in more ways than one, because at the higher altitudes it does become a little more difficult to breath, but not as noticable as I've ...

Greetings!<br><br>I cannot believe that it was only last weekend that I was in Zermatt, nor can I believe that I have only been here for 3.5 weeks. My friends and I can hardly believe we have known each other for such a short period of time, but I have learned that friendships form quickly and become strong when you are trying to figure out how to live in a new country. <br>On Monday this week we went to the Graduate Institute in Geneva for a lecture on field ...

... a nice enough dude and got us where we wanted to go even after we thought he might be trying to kidnap us. After partying hard at the bar we realized we had to find our way back to the hostel which was on the other side of the city. UHOH. Due too our drunken state and tiredness from the bus ride in everyone becaem really irritated with each other and we all ended up separating into small groups. Me with one of the british girls and ross with the other two. Nicola and I didn't make in ...

... am sitting insde because it hailed before and im tired. I have walked for hours, and i didnt sleep that well because some girls in my dorm room woke at 6 am and packed everything into plastic bags and then put those bags into another bag... i now offically hate the sound of plastic bags :) Tonight i am in Switzerland... tomorrow..... ROMA...... no not the town west of stanthorpe... but the real rome... I would love to write more but i am about to run out of credit... love u all

mood: sad and farewelling Wednesday was a great day out, Desiree had to work but i went out with Jaqueline, Leila and their cousin Christoph. Our first stop was Montreux, a gorgeous but not so typically swiss town on lake Geneva, known as the 'Swiss Riviera'. It was very tropical and done up, sculptured gardens with varying designs lined the waterfront, and its a lovely stroll along the edge of the lake. Though you dont feel like your in Switzerland any more! The weather was ...

finally! switzerland! all that geneva wasn't, bern is, minus the snow-capped alps b/c my eyes aren't good enough to see that far. so needless to say, bern is a really pretty and chill town. only two problems: everyone on the street seems to be cheering for germany in today's world cup match (go sweden!) and saturday at 4pm, everything, EVERYTHING (except ...

Was being here first time somewhere in 1989, after left my stall burger. Was great to see other side of the world. Form here, have been travel with motorcycle to Italy and France. Then back to Malaysia and stay there with-in have been travel to every corner of Malaysia, and live in Batu Ferringhi by making T.Shirt batik at small shop my great friend, Yaakup &amp; brother.co, but it is little difficult to survival, there for after some ...

... and showering - often infront of an audience of cows and chickens - are served a traditional farmhouse breakfast. Our first stop was Ins, and the three lakes of BielerSee, Neuchatel and Lac du Morat where we set forth on foot to a farmhouse where fresh straw had been lain in the upstairs hayloft and a ginger and white cat stroked its way round the bales. Downstairs, across the courtyard and tucked away next to the cattle enclosure, there was a shower. The ...

Met Miki, Bill and Betsy after an adventurous BA flight (the big BA baggage handler strike of Aug 2004) for a lovely time hiking and biking in Kandersteg, Interlochen, Grindewald, and Geissbach. Great trip...Met some nice other families (mainly US folk) and had a great celebration of mom and dad's 40th anniversary!

Before I write this I have to say, Bern remains my favourite capital city in the world (and I don't like the vacuum effect of capitals much [ ie. they suck in everything from anywhere else]). It is just so damn laid back. If you ever live in Switzerland, live here and work in Geneva. :) And anyone who thinks that German speakers can't relax needs to come here too..... Bern is very compact and the HI hostel I was staying at was at the bottom of either an ...