Crossing the Pond…

 

Hi Everyone!! Sorry it’s taken us so long to write on here!! We promise to do better and update this more often!! So, on Sunday, we met up in Philly and flew to Zurich, Switzerland.  Unfortunately, Gina lost her passport while on the plane and we were stuck at the Zurich Airport for 3 hours because they wouldn’t let her into the country.  Can you believe that??! Finally, Simon (our boss) drove us to Interlaken, where we have been hanging out for the past few days.  Tomorrow we will head off to Florence where we will meet up with the other 2 interns.  

 

On the plane with our neck pillows (more like a neck brace)!

 

On Monday, we were extremely tired and jet lagged so we just hung out at Simon’s house and watched movies.  Poor Simon barely has a living room right now because our 300+ pounds worth of bags are taking over the room. 

Tuesday, Simon had to drive Gina to the capital of Switzerland, Bern, so that she could get a new passport. The rest of the day we just hung out and walked around Interlaken….we went across the river and into another little town called Unterseen and had lunch.  That night was our first night out of our Euro Trip. Everyone here always goes to the bar at the famous hostel, Balmer’s (we stayed there last year when we were here).  Even though it wasn’t that crowded, we had an absolute blast, and we usually do when we’re together.  

 

Walk around Interlaken on our 2nd day here!

Us with Simon at Balmer's

 

Yesterday we woke up and went to the Seil Park where they have obstacle courses and ziplines high up in the trees- about 100 feet in the air.  Christa enjoyed the ropes while Gina enjoyed keeping her feet on the ground and taking pictures of Christa.  After that we came back to Simon’s house where we had a bbq with a bunch of people.  Simon lives in a 3 story apartment- all floors are individual apartments but people leave there doors open and there is always a bunch of people hanging out. Then we headed to Balmer’s again for just a few drinks.

 

Christa ziplining high up in the trees.

 

Today Christa went canyoning!!!! For those of you that don’t know, canyoning is where you are driven up to the top of a canyon and you spend the next 4 hours jumping off waterfalls, going down rock slides, and repelling off cliffs until you reach the bottom of the canyon.  She had an awesome time.  Gina decided that once again her feet are better off staying on the ground and she just slept in.  

So basically we are obsessed with Interlaken because it is so gorgeous here.  We really can’t believe that this is what the locals get to see everyday.  We leave for Florence tomorrow so we will update you again from there!!! We miss you all and hope everyone is doing well in the States! 

 

Jungfrau, one of the highest mountains in Interlaken. It is always covered in snow because it is so high up.