interlaken!

This weekend we took a girls trip. Annie, Megs, Ace, Chels, and I went to Interlaken for the weekend. We couchsurfed at this hostel, meaning we slept in the attic which was so cool, its a bouldering room with mattresses all over the floor. We got to stay there for free and got breakfast, but just had to help out with some dishes and stuff in the morning on saturday and sunday.

our sweet attic.

We woke up super early on Saturday to take a 6:50am train out of Nyon. We got to Interlaken at 9:30 and got settled in and then planned to take the train up to a town called Grindewald to hike, its a bit more up in the mountains. First we stopped by the tourist office though because we wanted to sign up for zorbing which is when you get in a giant ball and get rolled down the mountain. But alas, we missed the morning zorb, and the next time wasnt until Tuesday. So we went for the next best option...canyon jumping. We signed up to get picked up at 1pm the next day.

We then took the train to Grindewald were we did a short hike.

you know you have been in switzerland for a long time when walking by cows that are a foot away from you is completely normal...like all the time

It was so beautiful. It gets dark so early so we took a 5:45 train back down to Interlaken.

grindewald

The night was pretty chill, we had happy hour at the bar and drank some wine and talked alot. Megs, Annie, and Ace went out for a bit but Chels and I were both exhausted and passed out around midnight.

Sunday was insane. The morning we just walked around the town, it was such a gorgeous day

interlaken...so beautiful

and then got picked up to go canyon jumping...only megs annie and i went, so ace and chels took the train home early. we were in a big van with some indian people and other american kids. We drove back to Grindewald and partly up this mountain to literally, a canyon.

so how crazy is this pic?? the platform was over to the right, and then you just...jump

so basically the deal is, you put on a harness and hooked to the rope at your belly button. then you stand on the platform...and jump. you literally drop like 150 feet until you start swinging. it was the most exhilarating, intense, crazy thing i have ever done in my life.

so after that, we checked out of the hostel and took the train home, all pretty beat.

megs , annie, and i are going to amsterdam early thursday morning so I'm going to try and do a lot of work the next few days. oh and i love today's crossword puzzle. mostly because its easy and i am almost finished with no help (knock on wood!). more updates soon to come, hugs and love.