Switzerland Adventures

As part of our intern experience in Ireland, we haven been given the opportunity to travel a bit of Europe. Erika and I along with Brenda decided to head off to Switzerland and into the Alps. Wow! The Alps are absolutely gorgeous and the company was incredible! I loved the time that I was able to spend with Brenda and Erika. Together we explored the Alpine Mountains and countryside, ate cheese fondue and drank wine, rode trains, planes and automobiles, slept in the city and an Alpine village, walked through museums and cathedrals. We spent our time around Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Our journey began by arriving in Geneva and taking a train to the Alpine village of Leysin. We spent 2 days there walking the countryside, village and taking a cable car to the top of a mountain for a spectacular view. We could see the lake, the villages in the valley and Mount Blanc (famous mountain there). In Leysin we also ate fondue. Yes, the cheese was from Switzerland and the wine we had was from the region. On Wednesday we hopped a train back towards Geneva stopping in Aigle and Lausanne. In Aigle, we visited a Medieval Castle that is now a wine distillery and museum. We also enjoyed a Swiss pastry and tea room cafe.In Luasanne, we explored the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Next we went to see the Olympic Museum. All the torches from each of the Olympic Games were there and countless memorabilia of both the summer and winter Olympics. That evening we traveled to Geneva and spent Thursday exploring that city. We went to the 'Old Town' with the St. Pierre Cathedral. It was complete with John Calvin's chair from which he preached many sermons to his congregation. At the top of the cathedral is an incredible view of the city. There was a really clear view of the Jet d'Eau, a fountain that shoots water 463 feet into the air. The trip was memorable and I could not have asked for better friends to travel with! Thanks girls for the memories and good craic!

Random Highlights:

*Le Moo Moo! Le Moo!! (a boy talking and petting a wooden cow)

*Jump Pictures (numerous, hilarious attempts to get 1 good one)

*Cheese and more cheese

*Chocolate, Swiss Chocolate

*Jean-Philippe

*Every cow has a cowbell. (they kept Brenda awake at night)

*Good conversations and inventions of sentences

*I got zapped by an electric fence

*Swollen feet

*Flooded bathrooms (oops my bad!)