So… who wants to move to Switzerland with me?

All I have to say is that Switzerland is the place to be. I spent the weekend in Interlaken, and as much as I love Prague, I kind of wish I was still there.  All semester at Michigan, Michael Glotter and I talked about how great it would be to ski in the Swiss Alps (even though we don’t ski).  I’ll admit it’s usually all talk with us, but believe it or not, we actually made it happen.  Having not skied in ten years I was a little nervous, but after about ten minutes I picked it back up and quickly realized I haven’t missed out on a whole lot at Highland Hills; where you take a 10 minute chairlift for a 5 minute run.  The skiing up in the mountain was incredible to say the least.  Our first run was a winding hour and a half down to the bottom. We spent the entire day on about 3 total runs from top to bottom, and the fresh powder was crucial for the wipeouts Kanter and I had when we ventured off the course.

Glotter, Kanter and I

The day was a blast, but it only got better.  The next day, myself and a couple others went paragliding off of a mountain.  It was like having wings, flying around a few thousand feet up.   We were up in the air for almost a half hour. Words and pictures can’t really describe it, but here are a couple of my favorites.

The highlight of the trip could have been later that night.  We went back up in the mountains with sleds, and the little kid inside of us came out.  Sledding was unbelievable though, we had to be moving over 30 miles per hour and I definitely wiped out my share of times.  Feesh- if you are reading this, we wish you could have been there.

Sledding in the Mountains

Our last day we walked around town; it truly was one of the most amazing places I have ever been to.  And for such a small country, they got a lot of things right.  Not only do they pretty much run the banking system in Europe, they eat candy like it’s their job.  Chocolate shops were on every corner (between Swiss Army Knife stores).  And in the bathroom at a restaurant we ate at, the toilets automatically cleaned the seat with every flush.  Definitely an upgrade over the bathroom on the bus we were stuck on for 12 hours.  The ride would have been alright if the air conditioning worked and we didn’t have to take a two hour detour… thanks Germany.  At least the rough bus ride made coming home a lot more exciting after one of the best weekends I’ve had in quite awhile.

Interlaken

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