Switzerland

Last weekend I traveled to Interlaken, Switzerland and rather than formulate a paragraph I'm just going to list the top ten things of the weekend...

1. Going on a hike in up a hill overlooking Interlaken.
2. Ice skating at the local rink and being challenged by 12-year old Swiss kids to a hockey game.
3. Eating the local speciality of hash browns, pears, eggs, and cheese.


4. Beer... Italian wine is very good but it was nice to try several different Swiss beers
4. Hooters Interlaken. The menu called it the "Soon to be famous Hooters" because apparently no one knows what it is.

5. Cheese Fondue
6. Day trip to a beautiful mountain town called Murren in the Swiss Alps. We took a gondola ride up to the town and ate lunch overlooking the Swiss Alps. The view was incredible. However, I learned the most important thing of the trip... When you are going to a town overlooking the Swiss Alps make sure you check your camera to for batteries before you go... Luckily I got a couple pictures in before it died.



















7. Night Sledding... On Saturday night we went to one of the nearby mountains and went sledding. We would take the train up to one checkpoint and sled for nearly 3 km. down the mountain through a lit course. Highly recommended but wear boots because the only way to stop is using your feet.
8. Best chocolate milkshake I've ever had.
9. Hot chocolate... They don't use Swiss Miss
10. The hostel's dog. It was bigger than most of the girls on the trip.