Weisses Kreuz Interlaken

... werden we verast met een dik pak sneeuw!! <br>Een wandeling van Riederalp langs Blausee, vervolgens door de heuvel-bos-rug naar Rieder Furka was een wandeling van 4 uur, met onze schenen in de sneeuw, was een goede start van onze wandel vakantie:)<br><br>Zeer fijn waren onze mooie nieuwe waterdichte en dus warme bergschoenen!<br><br>De volgende dag stond ondanks de nieuwe sneeuw welke de nacht gevallen was, wederom de Eggerhorn op het ...

... dinner. Witek was still out of it but he woke up to the noise of me moving about and said he would join me for dinner. I had found a restaurant recommended by Lonely Planet across the park from our hotel that was open until midnight, so we walked very slowly over there.<br><br>They were very good, they brought our food out very quickly and we were back in bed by midnight. Witek fell asleep again almost immediately and we were hopeful that after all this sleeping he may be up to doing ...

... the highest railway station in the world. Walter delivered our breakfast at 5.30, but also the bad news about the weather. The peak was covered in, it was raining and was probably not worth the expense nearly $200 each. We went back to bed and when we got up the weather looked better so off we went. Met an Australian couple on the train..the first we'd encountered since the barge and we teamed up with them for the day. The change in ...

... Paris is really crowded, dirty, and city sprawl while here the Swiss are really well off, everyone follows the rules, and it's so clean and the air smells soo good. I like it here much better.<br><br>Tomorrow, we head to Salzburg. I'm excited for the Sound of Music.<br><br>This is Justin again. This is nice. Jessie does most of the typing work and all I have to do is add comments at the end. The only thing I can think of that Jessie did not mention ...

... week's worth of clothes *nd other necessities into * Ver* Br*dley b*ckp*ck. Ye*h, th*t w*s oodles of fun! However, I w*s very proud of my *bility to cr*m *ll of my items into such * sm*ll sp*ce, for m*ny of the other girls took full-sized suitc*ses. Who knew I could be so pir*tic*l? Once *ll little kiddies were p*cked *nd re*dy, we he*ded to the bus/tr*in *nd m*de our w*y to Interl*ken vi* Aigle, Visp, *nd Spiez. The l*ndsc*pe w*s *bsolutely bre ...

... work when the weather is warm. Daniel and Evelyn do not own a car as they work and live in Bern so Evelyn sat on my lap and Daniel went with Lou while Lynn lay down in the back. Both our cars are only geared for 2 people. It was a squashy 40 minute drive without any problems. When we all arrived at Esther & Hans Reudie's beautiful home in quiet Wynigen we were surprised to see the effort they had gone to in preparation of the evening ...

Got to sleep in a bit this day, thank goodness! Nina`s friend from the University of Fribourg offered to pick us up to go for a tour since she drives and has a car. She came to pick us up at 10am and then we drove to Gruyére first. Gruyére is famous for their cheese, as I am sure you have heard of it if you are a cheese lover, although this is not to be mistaken for the cheese Americans refer to as "swiss cheese" with the holes - that is Emmental cheese and I visited there also...

... reached Interlaken and after a unstimulating exchange with the campsite manager made our way through the "campground" ("paddock" might be more appropriate). Interlaken isn't much more than a one-street town based around tourist outdoor activities. In winter though, white-water rafting and bungee-jumping has all the appeal of a cardiac arrest, so in the morning we headed straight to the small town of Lauterbrunnen in the morning.

... I was going skydiving today. It was 1:30 PM, and I had already jumped out of a plane. Emily, Kim, and Del had been watching from Adventure World, about a mile down the road from Balmer's and the location where we landed. They congratulated me while I treated myself to a cheeseburger and fries. Back at Balmer's, I socialized some more. Since forming my gang of close friends and arriving in this paradise town that truly felt like home, my comfort level with strangers was at an ...