Pedalo in Luzern. |
Howdy! Last week, my best friend from TCU, Crystal, came to
visit all the way from the Lone Star State. It was amazing to have a piece of
home here and get to explore Switzerland with her. I got to show off the place
I’ve come to love so much; I felt like a proud mama!
I took
a week of holiday, and the family I work for was generous enough to let us stay
in their old house while we were in Zurich. The first day and a half we saw the
sights of Zurich, and then we headed to Luzern, a gorgeous little city situated
amongst mountains and of course a lovely lake. Luzern’s annual summer music
festival just so happened to be taking place while we were there. All around
the city, there were awesome musicians playing in the streets. The musicians
were classically trained people from all over the world, from Cuba to Germany.
Then we had the chance to see the Luzern School of Music orchestra perform for
free.
Crystal falling in love with Switzerland on Kappelbrucke. |
Our
favorite spot in Luzern was Kappelbrucke, or chapel bridge, a gorgeous wooden
bridge with colorful flower boxes hanging on the sides. Then we discovered a
Jesuit church that we dubbed the “cupcake church” because it was decked out in
pastel pink and blue décor. Definitely the most feminine bridge I’ve ever laid
my eyes on. We decided to take advantage of the lake and rented a pedalo. It
was so great to admire the city from the water.
From
Luzern, we headed to Interlaken, a very touristy but incredibly beautiful
place. Like the name suggests, the city is situated between two lakes, both
perfection—of course it’s Switzerland! The train ride from Luzern to Interlaken
was truly the most spectacular view I’ve ever had by a mode of transportation.
View from the train ride. |
The
first day we decided to take of advantage of the jaw dropping scenery and go
hiking. We took a train to Lauterbrunnen and hiked from there to Murren and
then to Gimmelwald. The path was purely uphill for the first two and a half
hours, but the crazy, amazing view of the Alps made it all worth it. I’ve never
stopped so many times out of pure awe. Definitely a hike I’ll never forget,
full of snowy mountains and picturesque waterfalls. After the five or six hour
hike, we were exhausted but fully content.
The
next day we decided to take it easy at Lake Thun. It was the most beautiful
lake scene with the clearest lake water I’ve ever laid eyes on. The water felt
like pure ice, however. After staring at it for as long as possible, we finally
mustered up the courage to jump in; it literally took my breath away. All in
all it was refreshing in the end.
Pit stop on our hike. |
That
evening, we headed back to Zurich to explore some city nightlife and had tons
of fun dancing the night away. We spent our last day chilled out due to rain
and made some nice cheese fondue—a must while in Switzerland. I was so sad to
see Crystal go but so glad that I got to spend yet another week as roommates!
Lake Thun. |
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