Parkhotel Du Savage Swiss Q Ho Meiringen

... planning on going to Spain but due to certain events within this past month it was canceled. So I sit here on my antique bed wondering what it is that I should spend my precious holiday with? Loosing unnecessary weight? Shopping? School work? Redeeming my friendship with my best friend? Or just sitting around getting fat?

My answer is, a little impromptu shopping trip down to Lugano.

Until later, S

... back to Lauterbrunnen. We were using our Swiss pass that day and decided to see how much extra it would cost us to catch the cable car up to Grutschalp which was on the mountain above Lauterbrunnen. It was free with the pass, so we went up to a beautiful view over the town plus Wengen and the fog had lifted, so we had a great view of the mountain peaks. We decided to do a short hike along the path towards Murren and found ...

... chalets. Some chalets were so close together in narrow streets that I'm sure you would be able to hear the neighbour’s conversations.

We went back to Interlaken and went to a chocolate shop to buy some Pave which I had heard about and to do some grocery shopping and then get in to cook dinner before the kitchen got crowded.

... went up to the Phoenix which is the weather station. While there, it started snowing and the weather started to close in so we decided to head back down to the bottom of the mountain so that we had views on the way down. By the time we left on the train and had got through the tunnel, all we could see was cloud or mist and it had started to rain.

When we got to Grindlewald we got warm in a restaurant (although ...

... were full of Japanese buying label goods, with Swiss watches being popular. We also came across 2 chocolate shops but decided to look for a cafe to have coffee and icecream.

Interlaken is a very pretty town and the river running through it is a glacial blue colour. I decided that as I had not been able to find my gloves (not sure if I had lost them or just left them at home), maybe I should buy some at a sports store. I ended up buying ...

... know that the Swiss were the first to fly, the first to break the sound barrier, from 1947-1956 the only nation that had an ALL jet air force and that the US was not important until the Swiss decided they wanted to go overseas ? What a hoot. The info on trains and cog wheels was really interesting . I can't imagine traveling like that. The men on the trains were cradle to grave with jobs and if they made a mistake on the trains they could be jailed. Saw a great movie ...

... up chatting, eating our food...which they tell us we are totally smart as it is pricey there. then all the sudden there is a call for the second happy hour (9-10) is open, so i nudge T and say your closest hook us up! comes back with 4 more...now this is local beer and boy is it good and is it strong!!!! looking back now altitude could have played a part as well. but she and i were so giggly and chatter boxes and having great convo with the girls about their travels and the ...

Yesterday we awoke early again (Philipp is a sight seeing slave driver!) and hopped on a train with him, Norbert and Marianne to Luzern, about an hour south of Zurich. Luzern is a beautiful little city, famous for the Chapel Bridge, which actually partially burned down in 1993m but has since been rebuilt. We walked around for a few hours, exploring and grabbing food for the barbeque lunch we would be ...

... our suits. Everyone there was extremely nice and was so excited for us! We put on our suits and got acquainted with the instructors. Mine, Elliot, had over 6000 jumps before the one he took with me so I felt very comfortable. We had to take a 10 minute plane ride before we got to the place where we were going to jump. I was soooo excited up to that point! Of course, I was jumping third though so I had to watch the other too girls fall out of the plane before me. I must ...

... diet of butterflies, insects, and field mice.

Speaking of, you wouldn't believe the amount of wildflowers and butterflies here. Also, speaking of nature, I saw a marmot the other day. I was sitting in a field reading and he popped out of the ground, screamed and looked around, and then he disappeared into his little hole.

Well, I think I'm off to farm. It's been raining so much lately that I haven't been out. Now I farm.