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lil_jodi · 10-24-06, 01:26 PM

Monday – Simon and I went to a little town called Melide which had this tourist attraction called Swiss Minatur. It is basically all kinds of different things to see in Switzerland in mini form. We took it as an opportunity to find things we want to see for real and write them down. It was pretty cool, though. In the afternoon we left and went to the north to stay with one of his mom’s sisters and her girlfriend (his mom is one of 5 girls!).
Tuesday – Hiking in Grindelwald. I LOVE this town!

It is the cutest place and I could go there over and over! The hikes are great there, too! I got some great pictures. It was funny, cuz it’s higher up, so in the morning, we were freezing. Then as the sun got higher, it got really warm and was gorgeous! Grindelwald is my happy place.

Wednesday – Went to Bern and met up with his mom and went to lunch with Grandma. We gave her a small photo album of wedding pics and she was soooo thrilled. It made her so happy. Then we went for a walk through the forest while Grandma rested and then went back and went for a walk with Grandma. Then we walked around Bern for a few hours and headed home.
Thursday – Went to a town on the German border called Stein am Rhein. This is apparently one of the best preserved medieval towns. It was sooooooo cute! I loved it! We walked around the town, hiked up to this Burg something or other (which turned out to be closed for repairs!), hiked out to a church on a small island in the Rhein, skipped rocks in the river, and just had a nice day. It was a very enjoyable town.
Friday – in the morning we walked along the lake (his aunt lives on the Murtensee) over to Murten and picked up some chocolate for family and friends and enjoyed walking along the lake. It was very pretty. Then Grandma came over for lunch so we were home for that. In the afternoon, we went to Luzern to do some souvenir shopping. My three favorite places are Thun, Luzern and Grindelwald. We were going to go to Luzern in the morning, but we didn’t want to disappoint Grandma by not being there for lunch. So we made the sacrifice.
Saturday – we left his aunt’s house and headed up to Zurich to our hotel. After we got all checked in at the hotel and put our stuff down, we went back into the city of Zurich. It was ok but I don’t prefer the huge cities (Zurich, Geneva, Basel, etc) as much as the smaller towns that you can really explore and see things. And Zurich was PACKED. It was soooo crowded. No idea why, but it was crazy. I think there is something going on there this week so lots of people were there. We did a little more shopping and went to the Swiss Museum and then went back to the hotel. And of course, as is our “last day” tradition, we walked to the pizzeria down the street for dinner and then shared a big ice cream in the hotel later that night.

This is all in a nutshell so I am sure I am leaving things out. It was great though! I loved all the hiking we did. And I didn’t gain or lose weight. I was hoping to lose due to all the walking we did, but hey, I ate ice cream, pastries, sodas (they have different ones that I really like…Sinalco, Citron, Rivella, Gasosa, etc), cheese, bread, salami, cookies, yogurt, etc and didn’t gain any weight. I could have easily gained 10 pounds if it weren’t for all the hiking!!

10-24-06, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
lil_jodi Just a supermod Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,512 Thanks: 407 Thanked 777 Times in 604 Posts My Mood:	Re: My trip to Switzerland (LONG) Monday – Simon and I went to a little town called Melide which had this tourist attraction called Swiss Minatur. It is basically all kinds of different things to see in Switzerland in mini form. We took it as an opportunity to find things we want to see for real and write them down. It was pretty cool, though. In the afternoon we left and went to the north to stay with one of his mom’s sisters and her girlfriend (his mom is one of 5 girls!). Tuesday – Hiking in Grindelwald. I LOVE this town! It is the cutest place and I could go there over and over! The hikes are great there, too! I got some great pictures. It was funny, cuz it’s higher up, so in the morning, we were freezing. Then as the sun got higher, it got really warm and was gorgeous! Grindelwald is my happy place. Wednesday – Went to Bern and met up with his mom and went to lunch with Grandma. We gave her a small photo album of wedding pics and she was soooo thrilled. It made her so happy. Then we went for a walk through the forest while Grandma rested and then went back and went for a walk with Grandma. Then we walked around Bern for a few hours and headed home. Thursday – Went to a town on the German border called Stein am Rhein. This is apparently one of the best preserved medieval towns. It was sooooooo cute! I loved it! We walked around the town, hiked up to this Burg something or other (which turned out to be closed for repairs!), hiked out to a church on a small island in the Rhein, skipped rocks in the river, and just had a nice day. It was a very enjoyable town. Friday – in the morning we walked along the lake (his aunt lives on the Murtensee) over to Murten and picked up some chocolate for family and friends and enjoyed walking along the lake. It was very pretty. Then Grandma came over for lunch so we were home for that. In the afternoon, we went to Luzern to do some souvenir shopping. My three favorite places are Thun, Luzern and Grindelwald. We were going to go to Luzern in the morning, but we didn’t want to disappoint Grandma by not being there for lunch. So we made the sacrifice. Saturday – we left his aunt’s house and headed up to Zurich to our hotel. After we got all checked in at the hotel and put our stuff down, we went back into the city of Zurich. It was ok but I don’t prefer the huge cities (Zurich, Geneva, Basel, etc) as much as the smaller towns that you can really explore and see things. And Zurich was PACKED. It was soooo crowded. No idea why, but it was crazy. I think there is something going on there this week so lots of people were there. We did a little more shopping and went to the Swiss Museum and then went back to the hotel. And of course, as is our “last day” tradition, we walked to the pizzeria down the street for dinner and then shared a big ice cream in the hotel later that night. This is all in a nutshell so I am sure I am leaving things out. It was great though! I loved all the hiking we did. And I didn’t gain or lose weight. I was hoping to lose due to all the walking we did, but hey, I ate ice cream, pastries, sodas (they have different ones that I really like…Sinalco, Citron, Rivella, Gasosa, etc), cheese, bread, salami, cookies, yogurt, etc and didn’t gain any weight. I could have easily gained 10 pounds if it weren’t for all the hiking!! __________________