Metropole Swiss Q Hotel Interlaken

... chair where we could stop and admire the view. Catching the cable car back down to Lauterbrunnen, we saw the waterfall which plunges from the mountain to the valley in the middle of town. We walked up to the town and found a cafe which had pies soup and good coffee. It also had an English book exchange which thrilled Katelyn as it had one of the Twilight books. English books have been few & far between in Europe.
Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland kiama_on_tour

... the lakes before we left! So after getting directions from reception to just follow the river, we headed off.

It was a cool but comfortable day and the river looked beautiful. It was a bit hard to follow though with a few construction projects going on around town and we hit a couple of dead ends. No big deal, it only added a few minutes to our journey.

At one point we went up at dead end street but it brought us to some of the cutest houses and in the front yard of one ...

... threw us down and then a 15 foot drop into the water.

We finished with a bunch of smaller slides.

After we were done that had a little picnic for us. The scenery was spectacular. The mountains are beautiful. It almost looks fake!!


After canyoning I came back to Interlaken, I wandered around the city. There wasn't much to see except for in the main central park. I sat and watch tons of paragliders land ...

... 8216;die post’ bus came by while we were having breakfast and a gentleman disembarked coming in to our hotel. He ordered a curious assortment of beverages including tea with brandy. Then he set them on an outside table. Eventually a herd of cows came by and their thankful herders knocked back the hot drinks before catching up to the dingle bells. Everyone seems to be a part of the ‘cow’ action as they move up in the world.

It is very peaceful to be ...

... the top of the mountains with views into Germany on a clear day, was any good. With our budget and the fact that half of the view was obscured by the clouds, we decided we would rather spend our day walking the many paths around Mürren. We saw Paragliders take off from just above the tiny town and float down to the valley floor below. The hardest part of the day was choosing which view we wanted to look at while we ate lunch. We hiked down ...

... I was all hooked up to the rope and the guy set down the rope and stepped to the side and said, "Whenever you're ready." I kind of tensed up and then I just ran off the platform. It was like I didn't even realize what was happening until I got half way across the canyon. My adrenaline was pumping so fast that when I grabbed the rope to pull myself over to the ladder, my arms were shaking. It was an unforgettable experience. We also ...

... broken English and lots of people had a chat with me. And as the Swiss do after a few ales, there were sing song yodels going on which I love. Some of the fella's got this big jolly hairy man to come and serenade me as he is a great singer. So that gave me quite a giggle and made me feel quite special. Then he gave me his pipe to smoke for a while which was surprisingly quite nice (Champagne tobacco, tasted good) while he had a feed. I have helped on the farm a bit and can ...

... too safe! So once I arrived to Geneva I was exhausted. I decided to take a walk by the lake. Its so relaxing... I just sat there for a while enjoying myself. It reminded me of how much I love Switzerland. I was to meet Heather at the hotel she booked. She was running late so I went ahead and slept for a while. It felt so great to be in a nice hotel. No more hostels for a while. It was crazy when Heather arrived. We were screaming and hugging. If you dont ...

... I am starting to think it may be me who turns them into one or maybe my theory of all women being physco's is true!!!! I will start to finish this entry now as it is quite a long one and I must dash to go and do some things, but i will point out a few more things about the Swiss and their culture. First off the swiss don't understand the word competition and instead promote the word monopoly. Examples of this can be found in the fact that the only ...

... S FINE! FORWARD!!" After that, I listened to every word she said. Eventually, things subsided a bit. Coming up on a low bridge, we all had to duck down to pass underneath. As Matt and I are coming out the other side, we hear a loud "SMACK!" We all crank our heads to see Malika crouched in a fetal position, her hands covering her faces. All six of us are silent, worried about what to do when she peeks out from behind herself. "Just kidding." On the last leg of rafting, the rapids ...