Hello...Switzerland finally called me : )

So Kim and I went to Switzerland last weekend, it was a very short trip but way fun. But first to start off the trip we had to sleep in the airport Friday night because our flight was too early for anyone that would want to drive us, and too early for the trains to be running. So that was an experience. Then our flight was at 7 ish in the morning, barley getting any sleep we were out of it haha. Once getting on the plane ready to take off, we were taxiing on the run way. We noticed that the seats were moving quiet a lot. Then we heard an announcement from the pilot saying we aren't going to take off and we need to go back and check things out with the brakes or something. It was suppose to take 5-10 mins to check and fix. It ended up taking 1 hr 15 mins! And then we found out they had to change the front tire, and actually needed to add more gas to the plane, oh my! So I get nervous on taking off and landings, but now I was extra nervous because all of this had happened. We finally landed, thank goodness! Then we were in Zurich. I was soo excited to be in Zurich and heard it was beautiful and everything.

Well Saturday when we were there, it was terrible weather, and there was NOTHING to do there. Our plan was to stay for the whole day and then go to Interlaken. We stayed in Zurich no more than 2 1/2 hrs. We ate at McDonald's which was expensive. And then we took the train to Interlaken, it was about 60 something swiss franks, and a 2 hour train ride. Stepping out into Interlaken was so beautiful, it was what I thought Switzerland was suppose to look like. This is the location where there are a ton of extreme sports, where the Red Bull Air Races are held. It is really a site to see. We walked around trying to find our hostel for the longest time in the rain. No luck, so we finally took a bus and made it to our cute, fun hostel called Balmers. This was Kim and I's first real Hostel experience. We were in a room with 6 other girls, and they were all really nice! The 3 things that Kim and I wanted to do on this trip was to have Swiss Chocolate, Cheese Fondue, and go Canyon Jumping. So Saturday night we went to have Fondue down the street. It was a little pricey but, we had to do it! It was so good and worth the price for an amazing experience. After dinner, I had talked to Ryan Troha about him coming to Switzerland and he was thinking about it. So he ended up staying at the same hostel which was cool to know someone. After we met up, I bought my large Toblerone chocolate, and by the end of the 2 days I mostly ate all of it, Ryan and Kim did have some~ Then we went to the Hostel's bar, for 2 for 1 drinks. We ordered this cider- I guess it's a type of beer, it was good though. Ryan said he has it a lot in England. After that we ended the night.

On Sunday morning, we got free breakfast which was nice. And then after we went on a "hike" but it really ended up being a walk. We saw a ruined castle, and cows with actual bells attached to them. We got some lunch, and souvenirs and played some ping pong. At 4 pm we were going to do Canyon Jumping. So Kim convinced me to go, and I guess I didn't really pay attention to the You Tube videos or pictures because I really had no idea what to expect. So you really jump off a ledge and free fall for 290 feet, then you swing in the canyon until you slow down. It was the scariest thing to jump off. Plus there is a woman taking pictures so its like you have to look at her to get a good picture......ahhhhhh. After the free fall though (which was a crazy experience) the swinging was fun. I really learned a lot about myself and how vulnerable you can get when faced with that experience trying to jump off. I almost cried but I couldn't so I could get a good picture! After that, I was shaking and my hands were freezing! And then I was like I deserve my chocolate! I went 2nd out of 4 people, Kim went after me. The other 2 guys in our group were originally going to do bungie jumping but then changed there minds. The guys working there said its 1 of 3 places in the world that has canyon jumping, so that was really cool! Haha the thing that psyced me out was that they were like, with canyon jumping you fee the free fall more than the bungie jumping, that was scary to hear.

Oh so on Saturday night Kim and I decided that we wanted to stay an extra night at Balmers instead of staying at the hostel we originally booked back in Zurich. Since there wasn't anything to do in Zurich and it was a Sunday we thought we would be very very bored. So we changed to stay Sunday night, which was the best choice~ We got to meet people we would of otherwise not of met, and we got to hear what they were doing on there European trips, and what they did in Interlaken.

Once we got back to the Hostel, and got our cool photos, Kim, Ryan and I made spaghetti in the kitchen at the Hostel. This was a way to save money, we just had to buy the sauce, since we brought the noodles. After dinner we wanted to play cards, so we asked to join a group that already was playing. There were all so nice, 2 of them were guys we were talking to while making dinner. They were from Canada, then we met 2 Australians, 1 guy from Miami, and 2, a couple from Dallas. We learned this game called Presidents and Assholes, which was really fun! We actually hope to meet up with the 2 Australians in Munich this weekend, and Ryan is also joining Kim, Chenin and I. So Sunday night we stayed in another 8 room dorm, with new people, who we didn't get to meet, and weren't really fun, but oh well, haha. Then Monday morning Kim and I left at 6:30 am! And we were off to the train, then the airport and then another train all to get back home in time for German! Gotta love how school is still in for us

:). Next weekend we are off to Munich~ can't wait!