We had a sunny day a few days ago so I took out the camera and took a few pictures of lovely Croydon.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Switzerland
For my half term vacation I went to Switzerland. We landed in Geneva Tuesdy night and spent a night there in a hostel. In the morning we walked around the city which was really nice but very expensive. We saw the UN building and a fountain in Lake Geneva which is the biggest in the world. After walking around for a bit we checked out the Red Cross museum which was about as exciting as you would imagine a museum for the Red Cross would be. That afternoon we headed to Telepherique du Saleve which is a mountain near Geneva just over the French border. We took the cable car to the top, hiked around near the summit, and took in the view of the city and Lake Geneva. The mountain was really interesting because there were no guard rails like alot of places in the States. We were able to go right up to the edge and actually climb down a little way (sorry mom). After the mountain we headed to Lausanne, where we stayed with a friend of one of the guys I was travelling with. He was an intern with the World Baseball Confederation and lived in a mansion on a vineyard. While there we got the idea to rent a car and head to Interlocken which is a city in the mountains known for its extreme sports. The next morning we rented the cheapest car the rental agency had which happened to be a Mercedes. In Interlaken we stayed in a famous hostel named Balmers. When we got there we headed towards Gimmelwald, a village in the mountains. After a long series of bus rides, train rides and finally another cable car ride we made it to the village which had one of the coolest views of ever seen. We wanted to head up higher but it was getting late so we settled for a night in the hostel's club. In the morning we headed to Montreux and the Chateau de Chillon which is a famous castle where both Lord Byron and Hemmingway lived. This is also the place where fatigue and hunger lead us to settle for a 25 dollar McDonalds dinner. All and all the trip was extremely expensive but worth it.
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