Fam goes to Interlaken

Interlaken

The whole fam went to Interlaken this weekend, which is a small backpacker's town.  It's known as one of Switzerland's most famous towns for extreme sport excursions; ex: sky diving, paragliding, canyoning.  The hostel we stayed in was absolutely huge. It was called Balmer's Hostel.  Definitely the best hostel in Interlaken. There were at least 100 beds; there were large social common rooms, a bar, and a club. The hostel was very safe, clean, and had an incredibly friendly, fun atmosphere.

Sometimes you meet people that will dance with you, sing at the top of their lungs with you, embarrass you, mentally push you, and accept you because they're genuinely wonderful. Grant is one of those people that will ask why, will question things that need to be questioned and will be honest without hesitation. He also has a tragic flaw of not being able to resist himself from a good joke.  Here is a photo of my beloved friend and I wandering the streets at about 2am singing House of the Rising Sun while playing on a piano sculpture.  This was the middle of Grant yelling at me "Play a diminished chord!" ...It was one of those moments that you look at someone & think, "dang, I got really lucky."

The first day, Megan, Hannah (Megan's friend), Caroline & I hiked through three BEAUTIFUL towns in Switzerland (Between which were the Swiss Alps): Lauterbrunnen, Murren, and Grimmelwald.  It was so crazy going from the French side of Switzerland to the German side. In Interlaken, the people were so friendly.  We had full conversations with almost everyone we came into contact with. Much different than individual-minded, professionals in Geneva. 

Here are photos from our 10 mile hike.

There were huge waterfalls in Lauterbrunnen, one that we were able to walk through the side of the cliff & under the waterfall.

At the top of mountains, you can often find these water troughs. We think they're for cows, but I love them.  You can fill your water bottle up with mountain water.  I love being up in the mountains with no human interference, but there is also something simply beautiful about a small, unobtrusive man-made trough with life-sustaining mountain water sitting lonely on a mountainside.

The next day, we went to the top of another small mountain; it was early in the morning & we ended up being in the middle of a cloud, which was way cooler than expected. 

check: walk around inside a cloud

Interlaken was the funnest, most laughter-filled adventure thus far. If coming to Switzerland, put it on the list.