Sorry its been so long since my last post. They've been keeping us really busy these last few weeks. Our class took a 15-day trip around Switzerland and its surrounding countries (Austria, Germany, France, and Italy). Here's a recap of the trip and my favorite cities...
Zurich... My second time visiting the city this summer, and as awesome as the first visit. Our class rented bikes for free and rode them around the city, so much to see! The best/cheapest meal in the city were kebaps from a street vendor. Some locals we met took a few of us around the city after dinner to see all the hotspots. Pretty interesting even on a Monday night. We took day-trips to nearby cities each day including Ron Champ in France. Gorgeous chapel way up in the hills. Another great day-trip was to this architecture-kind-of exhibit. A bunch of famous architects designed buildings all within a mile of each other for all of us architecture nerds to enjoy. (Ron Champ below)
Vals... aaaahhh the most relaxing place I've probably ever been! We stayed here two nights, soaking in the thermal baths and exploring the tiny little town. Ive never been to a spa before, and will probably never go to one any that compares to it again. (below: hydrengeas for you momma! they're everywhere in Switzerland!)
Basel... another great urban city I'm in love with. Kate, Andrea and I met a bunch of really fun locals who invited us to their celebration of Swiss National day which they celebrated in a park. Well, more like a forested park with a grass opening in the middle where a couple guys had set up music and a barbeque. It definitely helped make up for missing the 4th of July in the states! (Below: a museum in Bern)
Lugano... If I'm ever rich I may have to buy a vacation home here like George Clooney has. Best lake town I've been to... sorry Lake Wildwood. 5 of us rented a boat and took it out on the lake for an hour. So glad I knew how to drive a boat:) It felt awesome being out on a lake again but made me miss the lakes back in california and wakeboarding a lot more! Somehow we planned it right so that we could celebrate Swiss National Day on the 31st in Basel and again on the 1st in Lugano. Our entire class sat up on a hill by a castle and watched fireworks. Pretty sweet.
The rest of the trip included traveling around Ticino (the state in Switzerland that our study abroad hostel is located) so we got to stay at our "home" the last few days. This last Sunday there is a celebration between our town Scudellate and a nearby town Erbone (which is actually in Italy, about a 15 minute walk through the woods). A bunch of people from nearby come for the festivities, live music and great swiss/italian food! (below: A castle in Bellinzona)
I'm glad to be back to our hostel but now we have to get back to our studio project and finish it up in the next 2 weeks. Wish me luck!
Miss you all
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