Canyoning, Fondue and Bath Houses.

I am sad to say that my last traveling weekend is over. We only have two days (one and a half since I'm sitting in class now) left and two days for finals and then we head back to the states. It will be sad to leave Innsbruck but I know I will come back one day. 

Anyways, my trip to Switzerland was very different compared to all my other weekends. My plan was to go to Interlaken then to Cinque Terra but I didn't want to leave my roommate alone in Switzerland so I stayed with her and went to Zurich. In Interlaken there were others there, the girls that I went to Amsterdam with. It took us about six hours to get to Interlaken and when we got there it was thunder storming. So Michelle, my roommate, and I got into a cab and went to our hotel. We get to our hotel, which is not even in Interlaken, and realize its more of a bed and breakfast place. Our hotel was 113 years old and looked like it. We were also up in the mountains in a small town that had literally nothing there. We walked around for 20 minutes in search of a restaurant. We ended up at another hotel for dinner. It was there that we changed our hotel arrangements but also ate some really good Swiss food. I had a vegetarian Rosti, it is basically a thick potato pancake with veggies. It was delicious. Father, feel free to make me some of this when I get home. 

Vegetable Rosti

Since we had no idea where we were and didn't want to take a 30CHF cab ride to Interlaken to go out we just went back to the hotel and went to bed. The next morning we woke up and canceled our second night. Then Outdoor Interlaken came and picked us up. I HIGHLY recommend going canyoning, especially if you are in Switzerland. It was literally one of the funnest things I have ever done. You jump off cliffs, repel down rocks, slide through canyons, and much more. Of course you are in wet suit, water shoes, a life vest and helmet so you won't die but it was so fun! They have guides that take you down this canyon and tell you where to jump and help you survive. Don't worry I got the video of me canyoning so y'all can all see me doing front flips and superman jumps through Swiss canyons. 

I am third from the right

 After canyoning we met back up with the other girls at Outdoor Interlaken to shower and enjoy our free beer and then went next door to a Thai restaurant. It was pretty good, best chicken skewers I think I have ever had. When we finished lunch the girls had to leave to catch their train to Cinque Terra so Michelle and I decided to go find our new hotel. We switched to Hotel Interlaken which is a really nice hotel, especially compared to our first hotel. 

We dropped off our stuff and walked around the town. There isn't much in Interlaken, extreme sports is kinda the only thing they have going on. So we got some chocolate and looked at watches. Let me just say how surprised I was at all the Asians in Interlaken. There are plenty of Asian tourist in Innsbruck and it gets annoying but her there we so many of them! There were even a lot of Asians that live and work in Interlaken... I never would have thought that Interlaken would be so Asian friendly. I guess it is a neutral country. After aimlessly walking we stopped at a restaurant called Des Alpes for some chocolate fondue. Best fondue ever. By the time we got back it was about 6pm so we decided to just lay around until dinner.

how I met your mother in German

Around 8pm we went downstairs to the Italian restaurant for dinner. Then headed back to the streets in search for nightlife or a bar. After a big lap around Interlaken we found one bar but it was filled with middle aged men so we decided to save our money and call it an early night. 

The next morning we woke up and had breakfast in our hotel. I will definitely miss croissants and Nutella back in the States. I suggest croissants for breakfast at the sorority house. My favorite combo is to put nutella and strawberry jam on my croissant, it's excellent. Or I get a roll with brie and jam. After breakfast we checked out and caught a train to Zurich.

In Zurich we went straight to from the train station to our hotel then to a bathhouse/spa that Michelle found. That was definitely an experience. Don't worry you had to wear bathing suits. Before your massage you do a Irish bath ritual. There were like 10 different stations of steam rooms, showers, napping areas and baths. Because my appointment was at a different time then Michelle we got split up when we got there. Being at a bathhouse by yourself is probably one of the loneliest things ever. And you are surrounded by european couples everywhere that don't have an issue with PDA. It was cool but not something I would have chosen for my only day in Zurich. The rooftop pool was really cool though! Not many people can say they went swimming on a rooftop pool in Zurich!

I was there for five hours. I was on the verge of transforming into a prune by the time I left. For dinner we took the tram into the city center where we sat down at the first restaurant we saw. It was really good. I had some amazing pesto spaghetti. 

 When we were done with dinner we walked around the city center. They had amazing stores there that I wish I could have shopped at but of course everything is closed on Sundays. As we were walking around we came across a pastry shop and I saw this in the window and thought of you Kate! You should use this one on your wedding cake!

 The next morning I got my first Swiss Starbucks then got on the train back to Innsbruck!

It is almost midnight here. Classes are finally done! But we have finals starting tomorrow, which I haven't started studying for. whoops so I better go to that but my bed is so inviting. Especially since my roommate is already asleep so the light is off. This is going to make studying very difficult. I might as well go to bed now and wake up early to study right? My test isn't until 1:30pm. I cannot believe I come home Friday. These six weeks just flew by. I feel terrible saying it but I am kinda ready to get home, mainly cause I am just dying to go back to school! Is school/sorority sick a real thing? If so, I have it. I'm counting down the seconds until I move back into the house. 

Ok I have been procrastinating enough now! Goodnight!