I thought it best to start off on a good note, so here is my Jackson, bum and all... this was up at St. Bernard :) I was going to put this picture on a while ago but forgot. So anyhow, sorry I didn't blog last Sunday, when Janice came we couldn't get the internet for a few days, and I have been too tired to work on it. And honestly, I'm not gonna lie, I am a little computer illiterate and I think it takes a little more time for me to put together a post. Well, we are sad to be leaving Switzerland but so glad to be coming home to Cache Valley and family and friends! We will be coming home with rounder bellies, but with good experiences... so all in all, it was well worth it!
I had to add in this picture because it was so funny. We had the great opportunity to go paddle boating with our room mates Matt and Whitney on Lake Geneva, and earlier on in the trip Matt bought this euro suit for nine franks... a steal of a deal. So of course, Europe wouldn't be Europe if we didn't get a picture of him swimming in his new trunks!
So, this pic is from Zermatt. The day we went to see the Matterhorn it was cloudy, rainy, and foggy and we were really bummed. So we actually didn't get to see it, but the town was fun to look through. Down by one of the churches there is a little cemetery of all the people that have died trying to climb the Matterhorn. It was really interesting, there were graves as old as 1800's and new as 2006.
This garden is from the Oberhofen Castle on the shores of Lake Thun. Until this castle we really hadn't seen any gardens and these were really cool. We did see the Mirabelle Gardens when we went to Salzburg after this, which were really neat as well.
I feel bad that we didn't get more picture of Bern, but we did get the clock downtown, its really cool...
We took a train and a couple of tram rides up to see a little town called Murren. We hiked around a bit and just enjoyed the alps, this was one of my favorite places and we were lucky enough to come back with Jackson's mom and stay the night at a nice little B&B.
I'm pretty sure that double chin of mine is from all the chocolate, bread and cheese we have been eating!
After we stuffed ourselves with free chocolate samples from the chocolate factory (I'm serious... time was limited and there were so many I didn't get to try them all, but I did manage to make myself sick) we headed up to Greyeres for a while and we were in for a treat, the tour de Suisse was going on, and though we didn't get to see a ton of bikers, we did get some sweet hats for free at the expo.
This guy was in Salzburg... we thought he was kind creepy as you can see because I'm laying on his knee?
The city of Salzburg... drink it in... This is where Jackson served a few months of his mission.
I loved the ice cream in Salzburg! I'm pretty sure we had it twice this day um... before dinner... and after!
We took a tram up to the very top of the Schilthorn! It was an amazing view, this is just up above Murren, when we came back with Jackson's mom Janice! We had so much fun while she came and visited, the view was really indescribable... Thanks so much Janice for coming to see us here and taking us to all these beautiful places! We will see you all when we get back and be looking forward to the 4th of July weekend!
I thought it best to start off on a good note, so here is my Jackson, bum and all... this was up at St. Bernard :) I was going to put this picture on a while ago but forgot. So anyhow, sorry I didn't blog last Sunday, when Janice came we couldn't get the internet for a few days, and I have been too tired to work on it. And honestly, I'm not gonna lie, I am a little computer illiterate and I think it takes a little more time for me to put together a post. Well, we are sad to be leaving Switzerland but so glad to be coming home to Cache Valley and family and friends! We will be coming home with rounder bellies, but with good experiences... so all in all, it was well worth it!
I had to add in this picture because it was so funny. We had the great opportunity to go paddle boating with our room mates Matt and Whitney on Lake Geneva, and earlier on in the trip Matt bought this euro suit for nine franks... a steal of a deal. So of course, Europe wouldn't be Europe if we didn't get a picture of him swimming in his new trunks!
So, this pic is from Zermatt. The day we went to see the Matterhorn it was cloudy, rainy, and foggy and we were really bummed. So we actually didn't get to see it, but the town was fun to look through. Down by one of the churches there is a little cemetery of all the people that have died trying to climb the Matterhorn. It was really interesting, there were graves as old as 1800's and new as 2006.
This garden is from the Oberhofen Castle on the shores of Lake Thun. Until this castle we really hadn't seen any gardens and these were really cool. We did see the Mirabelle Gardens when we went to Salzburg after this, which were really neat as well.
I feel bad that we didn't get more picture of Bern, but we did get the clock downtown, its really cool...
We took a train and a couple of tram rides up to see a little town called Murren. We hiked around a bit and just enjoyed the alps, this was one of my favorite places and we were lucky enough to come back with Jackson's mom and stay the night at a nice little B&B.
I'm pretty sure that double chin of mine is from all the chocolate, bread and cheese we have been eating!
After we stuffed ourselves with free chocolate samples from the chocolate factory (I'm serious... time was limited and there were so many I didn't get to try them all, but I did manage to make myself sick) we headed up to Greyeres for a while and we were in for a treat, the tour de Suisse was going on, and though we didn't get to see a ton of bikers, we did get some sweet hats for free at the expo. 
This guy was in Salzburg... we thought he was kind creepy as you can see because I'm laying on his knee? 
The city of Salzburg... drink it in... This is where Jackson served a few months of his mission. 
I loved the ice cream in Salzburg! I'm pretty sure we had it twice this day um... before dinner... and after!
We took a tram up to the very top of the Schilthorn! It was an amazing view, this is just up above Murren, when we came back with Jackson's mom Janice! We had so much fun while she came and visited, the view was really indescribable... Thanks so much Janice for coming to see us here and taking us to all these beautiful places! We will see you all when we get back and be looking forward to the 4th of July weekend!
WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK: Monday: Luzern... we saw the KKL, Bourbaki Panorama, Dying Lion Monument,Chapel Bridge... all of these were amazing!
eant hiking up there. It really wasn't bad, it was a three mile hike and for the first part we walked on the road. The third section of the hike we snowshoed up the mountain. Dominique (he is the owner of the bed and breakfast we are staying at) lead us up there, he is a way nice guy but really old country Switzerland so we were all way over prepared and we went SO SLOW!! He is always playing his trumpet for us. Check out his sweet Smith sunglasses... He wanted us to stay in groups and didn't want anyone going ahead. So with a group of Fourty, you can imagine how long it took. And by the way, it poured the entire hike and by the time we got up to the hospice, all the dry clothes we brought were wet. We stayed up there for three days and pretty much ate a lot and had a good amount of free time to meditate and for Jackson take pictures and draw. We took a sweet hike the second day we were there, but didn't make it all the way up to the top because of the fog. It was all snowshoeing and on the way down we slid on our buts a good part of it and laughed so hard. Some of the guys were jumping off this ledge and it was so steep that they would roll out of control, it was so funny to watch..
So... by the time we got back from the Monsistary on Friday we were all pretty ready to come home. This pic is of me and the Italian border patrol, they were all about getting pictures with all the girls. If you look close at my pants it looks like I wet my pants but I promise I didn't! My pants were all wet from sliding down the mountain. So, finally on Saturday we went to Sion, and looked at an old witch tower, an 11th century church, and listened to a concert played on the oldest playing organ in the world. After looking at all of these we headed down town because there was an art festival going on, plus the whole Euro cup is going on. There were big parades and tons of people with jerseys on, it was crazy but so much fun!! So that really sums up our week, I'm sorry that I'm writing so much but I feel like in order to let everyone know how the trip is going I have to write it all out! Now, as for my fam and sisters I know they'll all want to know what we have been eating because my family is way too interested in food... but that's ok because I am too. We have had all kinds of stuff for dinner, pasta, curry chicken, soup (a lot of soup!), fish and creamed spinach, and last night we had kind of like a goulash dish. We have so much bread, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My favorite has been breakfast, we have homeade yogurt and it's plain and you can just mix in like jam or honey and eat it with granola. That has been my favorite. They also have a lot of really good black licorice candy mixes that I have loved! The desserts at dinner have been... good icecream, chocolate mousse, flan, lemon custard and pure'd fruit. One thing I think is kind of cool is that they really don't waste anything. If there is left over dinner, they blend it up and serve it as soup for the appetizer the next night. Last night our soup was blended up fish, rice, and spinach. Yeah, that was a little weird and interesting... but good. Of course the chocolate is amazing and same with the cheese and bread... Anyhow, so that sums it up. I plan on just posting every Sunday about the previous week so everyone can follow up with what we are doing. Sorry again for all the writing! We miss you all and will post again next Sunday!!
