And, it's a boy and two girls.....
So, this is going to be like two posts in one because there is alot to talk about.
Part 1: Switzerland
After a train ride from hell (which included a suicide committed in front of my train which delayed my train an hour, causing me to miss my connecting train), and 10 hours of travel I made it Interlaken Switzerland Tuesday night and suddenly none of the travel mess mattered because the Swiss Alps are breathtaking.Coming into Interlaken by train was absolutely gorgeous. The train snakes around the mountains like a rollercoaster, and the occasional sheep or cow right outside your window reminds you that people and things actually live here.
Eva arrived in Interlaken about an hour after me and we kept the night pretty calm with some dinner and a drink at our hostel. Wednesday was spent hiking all day. We took a train from Interlaken to Lauterburren and then hiked to Stechelberg, where we took the cable car up to Murren and then hiked to Gimmelwald and back. It is hard to explain the veiws that we saw, but I have neer seen anything like it - Lake Tahoe has nothing on the Swiss Alps. At one point we just stood and watched one avalanche after another fall from high up in the mountains.
Wednesday night we went for cheese fondu. We kept the tradition alive by eating at a place where we are obviously the minority. Who knew the asians loved fondu so much? Then we hit some of the local bars for a couple drinks. With the price of one drink being 10 swiss franks, the drinks were kept to a minimal. Quick fun fact: Did you know that the minimum wage in Switzerland is 20 Swiss Franks an hour?! (the frank is almost equivalent to the american doller).
Okay, so I know you are all dying to know what extreme adeventure Eva and I chose to do while in Switzerland. Well.... dunt duh da duh....
PARAGLIDING!Canyoning was actually our sport of choice but there was too much rain lately and the canyons had too much water in them, so the trip was cancelled. So, paragliding it was. And it was beautiful. You are basically flying amongst the moutians - it is sky diving without the freefall (and the $600 price tag).
After our morning view of the moutains from the air we decided to rent motor scooters and ride around Lake Brientz. It was a beautiful day and the lake absolutely sparkled.
This is Eva on her scooter going up into the mountains.
And this was the view in my rearview mirror.
Part 2: Kittens!
So, I think I mentioned before that the family I am living with has two cats. Well, the day after I arrived they found out one of the cats, was pregnant. Since then, everyday I tell the cat to have her babies, and on Thursday night she did! So, there are 3 two-day old kittens here that I get to play with. They are so tiny. They cant even walk yet.
Anybody want a French kitten?!
