Post Hardermannli Interlaken

... dinner for desert and found by accident possibly the best ice cream we have ever had.
We managed to get by with the cash we had left almost to the last cent and were starting to fantasize about eating properly - and luxuries like butter! and ketchup! and sub sauce! or any condiment for that matter. We also swore we would never eat cornflakes again, and we would try to limit our bread and pasta intake as they probably ...

... any time). Needless to say I wish I could bottle up that feelin of peace and keep it with me... I hope to come back to the Alps for Christmas, we'll see. however bein that Interlaken is kinda like Banff, it will probably be very busy and such during that time so, I just have to enjoy my short time now... The bus's in Interlaken stop runnin in between noon and 1pm, I guess its their lunch break! so we had to wait for the bus for about 45 ...

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While waiting for the weather to improve I made friends with a Korean girl (Hachong) and showed her how to cook my secret potato recipe. For some reason this hostel is almost entirely full of Koreans! It is apparently advertised on some Korean website somewhere. All the signs are translated into Korean! People have been calling me Hawkeye!!

Hachong and I played a bit of ...

... the car and onto our next stop which is Interlaken.

Along the road we pass signs saying 30 or 34 degrees Celsius, it is warm, but we didn't think it that hot. We make a stop along the drive to look at a clear lake that is a beautiful blue colour. Yes, I think it is that hot out.

Once in Interlaken we find a camping sign and follow it here. We pull in and then walk back into town for diner. We sit at an outside table just ...

... and ski gear. Ben and Robert hired skis and James and Bruce hired snowboards and we all hired snow clothes. We then hopped on the longest aerial gondola (cable car) in the world up to a ski resort. It was blowing an absolute blizzard and was almost a total white out. Ben and Robert skied off and Bruce and James struggled to get up on ...

... or Tyson. The next day we went to the Zoo, which is based on a Madagascan rainforest and has a biodome where there are birds and lemurs living in the rainforest. It was really cool... It was a bit cold and rainy outside though so some of the animals didnät want to come out of their cosy little houses. Unfortunatelz, that's all from Switzerland. I was a bit surprised at how expensive some things were, e.g. McDonald's meals cost about 11 franks (approx. AUD 12) and a ...

... from up top was beautiful! We then made our way back down the hill and attempted to find a resaurant to eat dinner at. We were hoping to eat a traditional Swiss meal, but the first restaurant we found was "closed for vacation for a week". We got directions to another restaurant but were again dissapointed to find that it did not open till 7pm (it's pretty common that restaurants open a lot later in Europe, but 7pm is extreme!). It was 5:30 ...

... scary jump, or sliding down a waterfall. I chose the latter. I was the only one that did, but honestly, I think the rest missed out! Paragliding was really exhilarating too. My instructor was pretty cool, I can't remember his name though, I think it was something like Ducky! I always think of the Land Before Time when I think of him! We were in a group of probably 6 or so. I was lucky enough to go first. We basically had to run off a cliff and hope ...

... Rosettes. Very good, crisp wine that isn't too dry, but not really sweet. The perfect medium. The new love of my life... Monty Python I didn't know that coming on this trip that I would be with a hoarde of other Monty Python fans. So...I thought I would share some of the random quotes that we all shared during the trip. Help, help. I'm being repressed... What also floats in water? ...Very small rocks. A Boat! A Duck! She turned me into a newt. A newt? Well...I got better.

... football hooligans on a junk food rampage arrived with the same idea. I was racing against nature. The trees were already waving. I couldn't afford to let the drooligans get to the cash register before I did. They were ahead of me and determined but I had speed and accuracy. I caught up with the mob at the sliding door and just managed to squeeze through ahead of them. In the shop I made the tough decisions fast. Need to stay awake. Caffeine. Coffee or Red Bull? Red ...