We just got back from Switzerland this weekend. Last night all seven of us slept in the Geneva Airport. It was terrible. I got about 2 hours of "sleep" (more like just laying there with my eyes closed) from 2-4am, because it didn't get very quiet until about two and it started getting loud again at 4. We just hunkered down for the night in a little corner next to some expensive watch shop in the concourse on a cold, hard tile floor. We had five people attempting to share a blanket made for one. I am so tired and sore.
We got into Geneva, Switzerland Thursday night and then took a 2 hour train ride to Interlaken, the town we were staying in for the weekend. We stayed in our hostel that night because it was late and spend all day Friday in the Swiss Alps. They are amazing. I thought the mountain in Wales was cool, but it was a little baby hill next to the Alps. Everyone went skiing except for Kathryn and I, we thought it was too expensive and decided to just ride the cable car to the top and look around. We actually ended up higher on the mountain than the skiiers, so we've got that to brag about. The view from the peak we climbed to was incredible, there were mountains in every direction, some across a valley that was more than a mile wide and deep. Our peak was a little over 7000 feet. The next day we went to the other side of Interlaken (which means 'between lakes') to a lake and sat there for a while and ate our lunch. It was a very picturesque lake, surrounded immediately at its shores by vast snow-capped mountains. The water there is a wondrous shade of cool blue and pretty clear.
Both nights I was there, I spent some time at a Portuguese bar because the beer was cheap. The first night, I spent about an hour and a half having a couple beers and watching football (soccer) with a man named Jose. He told me all about Portugal, and was very nice. The wine made in Portugal, especially Port Wine from Porto, is the best he said. He kindly had the bartender (who did not speak any English; I had to have Jose order my drinks) to pour just the smallest amount of Port Wine into a glass for me to try. It was every bit as good as he said. Like he told me, it really is a taste I'll never forget.
I am doing well, eating good enough, and getting some sleep. Things are going swimmingly here; We have already been here more than 6 weeks. It is going too fast. Take care All.
We got into Geneva, Switzerland Thursday night and then took a 2 hour train ride to Interlaken, the town we were staying in for the weekend. We stayed in our hostel that night because it was late and spend all day Friday in the Swiss Alps. They are amazing. I thought the mountain in Wales was cool, but it was a little baby hill next to the Alps. Everyone went skiing except for Kathryn and I, we thought it was too expensive and decided to just ride the cable car to the top and look around. We actually ended up higher on the mountain than the skiiers, so we've got that to brag about. The view from the peak we climbed to was incredible, there were mountains in every direction, some across a valley that was more than a mile wide and deep. Our peak was a little over 7000 feet. The next day we went to the other side of Interlaken (which means 'between lakes') to a lake and sat there for a while and ate our lunch. It was a very picturesque lake, surrounded immediately at its shores by vast snow-capped mountains. The water there is a wondrous shade of cool blue and pretty clear.
Both nights I was there, I spent some time at a Portuguese bar because the beer was cheap. The first night, I spent about an hour and a half having a couple beers and watching football (soccer) with a man named Jose. He told me all about Portugal, and was very nice. The wine made in Portugal, especially Port Wine from Porto, is the best he said. He kindly had the bartender (who did not speak any English; I had to have Jose order my drinks) to pour just the smallest amount of Port Wine into a glass for me to try. It was every bit as good as he said. Like he told me, it really is a taste I'll never forget.
I am doing well, eating good enough, and getting some sleep. Things are going swimmingly here; We have already been here more than 6 weeks. It is going too fast. Take care All.
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