Oh, well. Just when we thought it was over. It's rained the last two days now, practically nonstop. Kind of sucks when you're planning trips and other such things. But, no worries. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
I didn't blog yesterday for several reasons. One: well, I just didn't feel like it. Two: I called Joshua last night and talked for over an hour (more later on this subject). Three: Not much happened yesterday except the usual. It gets old, me just blogging about the same things, over and over again. But today is different; well, maybe.
First, my conversation with my big brother yesterday. I called Joshua around 9:20 pm my time which is 12:20 pm in Vegas. I woke him up. It was his day off of work and he said he normally sleeps in then but I woke him up. I felt kind of bad, but not really considering he needed to get up anyway. We talked for over an hour yesterday, just discussing how my trip's been going and what I've seen so far. I told him about going skydiving this past weekend and he told me that now there are two in our family who have done it. I didn't realize that Joshua had gone skydiving and told him so. He told me that he went when he was in Florida. It's cool having that shared experience with my older brother. He knows what I went through when I did it. I enjoyed sharing that with him.
We also discussed various cars including the Smart car. Apparently, Joshua has ridden in one before. My mom wants to get one but I don't think that would work in a Wisconsin winter. The car would get buried under the first snowstorm or end up in a ditch when driven on ice. Sorry mom, can't say you'll get your wish.
We ended up discussing where I'm going to visit after and what gifts I should get everyone. Joshua wanted a kilt from Scotland but I'm not headed that way. I've got more ideas now, though, for what to get everyone. Thanks for your input brother!
Now, today, I woke up to rain again. We headed into town early for our art trip. We went to the Davanzati Palace that is a 13th century home. Claudia got us an appointment to see the second floor. Those of us taking history had been to the Palace before but not to the second floor. I would have to say that the second floor was better than the first. With the same basic set-up as the first, there is more detail and decoration on the second floor. Each floor had like a family room, a showcase room, a bedroom, and a bathroom we could see. Ahhh, it was just amazing to see the frescoes on the walls, the various paintings and sculptures, and just the overall decorations from the 13th century. Added to the fact that this was the first free art trip we had made this a really great start to the day.
Nothing much else has happened today. I'm still looking into what to do, where to go and stay afterward. Ania and I are going to settle some things this weekend. Hopefully we can finalize our plans soon. We need to book flights and hotels and events pretty quickly before everything is full for tourist season. But, I'm not going to stress out super much. More about all this later.
I'm going to chill for the weekend. Get my laundry done, walk around town (if it's not raining), and just have a relaxing time away from everyone. I've decided to go with FlorenceForFun to the Almafi Coast and see Pompeii.
Oh, I don't know if I mentioned this, but probably not. I broke my glasses yesterday. I was on my laptop and had turned my head right when I heard a crack. I didn't know what happened but I took my glasses off, examined the lens and the nose pieces. Everything seemed to be find but then the side piece that goes on your ear, fell off. I took it into the optometrist today and he fixed it somehow (probably just glued it back together) so I can wear my glasses again. I'm going to have to get new ones though because the repair job is not going to cut it for long. It will last the rest of this trip because it has to but any more will be pushing it. So, mom, this is my early warning to you that I'm going to have to get new frames this summer.
Well, I'm going to shower and plays some cards or maybe watch a movie with the group tonight. Love and miss you all! Ciao!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A day to try new things
Yesterday, don't ask me why, most of us woke up early. Those of us who have Italian Lit found out the answer during class. Turns out, Adam set Courtney's alarm clock for 6 am without telling her, as a joke. Not only did it wake up Courtney and Michelle, but because my room is right next to theirs, it woke up Betsy and I as well. Added to the alarm, the people in the rooms above us were up walking around, in heels, banging into things, rolling their suitcases, and making a ton of noise. So, instead of waiting for my alarm to go off and hoping to catch a few more winks, I got up too.
Literature went okay. We discussed the stories from The Decameron we were all supposed to read and then moved onto Machiavelli. We also discussed our extra credit that we turned in last week and went over what to expect on the final. Language class was same old, same old.
After classes, I spent most of the afternoon in my room on my laptop. I did a lot of research involving traveling afterward and talked with Ania a lot about it too. I'm looking into where I'm going to stay in Paris with Betsy and Eldon and then where Ania, Nikki, and I will stay in Prague. I'm looking into what we can do and where we can go as well. I found this great site for Prague that gives a ton of info on places to stay, visit, see, etc. Paris is giving me a little bit of trouble but I think I found a hotel that will work. Now, I just need permanent dates so I can book then. Ania's taking care of Poland for us, which I thank you gladly for doing. We also need to look into flights/trains from Paris to Prague and Prague to Poland. Then I need to find a way back to Florence and where/how long I'm going to stay in Florence before flying out again. A lot of hassle that's making me sick to think about but as soon as it's all set in stone I'll be better.
Around 4ish or so, Joey dragged Betsy and I away from our computers to teach us this card game called smear. I think it's easier to learn than sheephead but who am I to judge. I won't even try explaining the game here as I just learned it myself yesterday and have since played only too real games. It's fun though and we're thinking of starting a tournament now that like 12 people know how to play.
Last night, the four of us girls went into town for dinner. We found this other Chinese place wandering the city a couple weeks back and went there last night. At first we were a little leery because it was decorated very fancily and we didn't want to pay a whole lot for food. When we looked at the menu, though, we knew we had to eat there as the prices were very reasonable and cheap.
We each ordered an appetizers, dumplings for Betsy and spring rolls for the rest of us. Turns out that I actually love spring rolls. We then ordered our main course dish, I had pineapple chicken that was just delicious. There was even chopsticks for us to use which we had all been missing. With our drinks and cover charge, we each only paid 10 euro each. A great meal that was better than the other Chinese place.
We then found this 99 cent euro store and stopped in; Betsy and I needed to pick up laundry detergent. I found some really cool things there and picked up 8 euros worth of stuff. Cannot tell you what I bought as some are gifts but you won't be able to tell that I only paid 99 cent euro for them.
On the way to the bus stop we decided to pick up gelato. As we couldn't find a gelato place, we decided to stop in and get something from McDonald's. Betsy had a cappucino shake while Ania, Allyson and I had smarties McFlurrys. The smarties were actually candy coated chocolate, so it was like an M&M McFlurry would be back in the US.
Overall, it was a good day yesterday, except for the rain. We were really hoping that the rain was over but it's supposed to rain for the rest of the week. Great. Good thing I still have one umbrella that still works. Well, must do my homework for language. Ciao.
Literature went okay. We discussed the stories from The Decameron we were all supposed to read and then moved onto Machiavelli. We also discussed our extra credit that we turned in last week and went over what to expect on the final. Language class was same old, same old.
After classes, I spent most of the afternoon in my room on my laptop. I did a lot of research involving traveling afterward and talked with Ania a lot about it too. I'm looking into where I'm going to stay in Paris with Betsy and Eldon and then where Ania, Nikki, and I will stay in Prague. I'm looking into what we can do and where we can go as well. I found this great site for Prague that gives a ton of info on places to stay, visit, see, etc. Paris is giving me a little bit of trouble but I think I found a hotel that will work. Now, I just need permanent dates so I can book then. Ania's taking care of Poland for us, which I thank you gladly for doing. We also need to look into flights/trains from Paris to Prague and Prague to Poland. Then I need to find a way back to Florence and where/how long I'm going to stay in Florence before flying out again. A lot of hassle that's making me sick to think about but as soon as it's all set in stone I'll be better.
Around 4ish or so, Joey dragged Betsy and I away from our computers to teach us this card game called smear. I think it's easier to learn than sheephead but who am I to judge. I won't even try explaining the game here as I just learned it myself yesterday and have since played only too real games. It's fun though and we're thinking of starting a tournament now that like 12 people know how to play.
Last night, the four of us girls went into town for dinner. We found this other Chinese place wandering the city a couple weeks back and went there last night. At first we were a little leery because it was decorated very fancily and we didn't want to pay a whole lot for food. When we looked at the menu, though, we knew we had to eat there as the prices were very reasonable and cheap.
We each ordered an appetizers, dumplings for Betsy and spring rolls for the rest of us. Turns out that I actually love spring rolls. We then ordered our main course dish, I had pineapple chicken that was just delicious. There was even chopsticks for us to use which we had all been missing. With our drinks and cover charge, we each only paid 10 euro each. A great meal that was better than the other Chinese place.
We then found this 99 cent euro store and stopped in; Betsy and I needed to pick up laundry detergent. I found some really cool things there and picked up 8 euros worth of stuff. Cannot tell you what I bought as some are gifts but you won't be able to tell that I only paid 99 cent euro for them.
On the way to the bus stop we decided to pick up gelato. As we couldn't find a gelato place, we decided to stop in and get something from McDonald's. Betsy had a cappucino shake while Ania, Allyson and I had smarties McFlurrys. The smarties were actually candy coated chocolate, so it was like an M&M McFlurry would be back in the US.
Overall, it was a good day yesterday, except for the rain. We were really hoping that the rain was over but it's supposed to rain for the rest of the week. Great. Good thing I still have one umbrella that still works. Well, must do my homework for language. Ciao.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Skydiving
Posted here are the videos taken during our skydiving experience. The first one is done by a friend of mine, the other done by me. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed actually doing it.
Just another Monday
Monday, Monday, Monday. A rather crappy day since it was dreary and rainy and a little cold out. But, you cannot have all good days. Some bad days must be thrown in to appreciate the good ones.
Today we had Global Issues as usual. Only, when we walked into the classroom yesterday morning, on the board was the word QUIZ. I admit, I panicked because I had not read the newspaper articles or finished the books. Turns out, the four girls who didn't go to Interlaken this weekend planned that little scare for the rest of us. Bob was quite convincing in the fact we were going to have a quiz but I manned up and said I was not prepared because I had not read the articles. All just a big joke on the rest of us. Revenge will be quite sweet when the time comes.
We found out yesterday as well that we will not be eating at La Reggia anymore. Turns out that one day last week there was a cigarette butt found in one of the water bottles. At La Reggia we just get tap water to drink, which was fine until the incident occurred. Bob said we will not be eating there anymore since no recourse was taken. So, we will now be eating at Etrusca 5 nights a week. We told Bob that that was fine as long as we have more variety offered to us. So, we'll see how that all turns out.
Also found out yesterday that the maid at Villa Bonelli will no longer be working there. I guess she hasn't been doing that great a job. Apparently she was only on probation anyway so sometime this month we'll have a new maid. We're not supposed to know this, I don't think, but that's not new for any of us. We tend to know things even when we aren't told outright. Weird college voodoo, yup.
But, I called home yesterday, talked to my mother. I also chatted with my little sister. Finally got a response back from my oldest brother as to when I can call him so I'm going to do that probably tomorrow as he doesn't work.
Nothing really happened yesterday. Today I need to go into town to get laundry detergent though. I'll probably do that later and then pick up something for dinner too.
Today we had Global Issues as usual. Only, when we walked into the classroom yesterday morning, on the board was the word QUIZ. I admit, I panicked because I had not read the newspaper articles or finished the books. Turns out, the four girls who didn't go to Interlaken this weekend planned that little scare for the rest of us. Bob was quite convincing in the fact we were going to have a quiz but I manned up and said I was not prepared because I had not read the articles. All just a big joke on the rest of us. Revenge will be quite sweet when the time comes.
We found out yesterday as well that we will not be eating at La Reggia anymore. Turns out that one day last week there was a cigarette butt found in one of the water bottles. At La Reggia we just get tap water to drink, which was fine until the incident occurred. Bob said we will not be eating there anymore since no recourse was taken. So, we will now be eating at Etrusca 5 nights a week. We told Bob that that was fine as long as we have more variety offered to us. So, we'll see how that all turns out.
Also found out yesterday that the maid at Villa Bonelli will no longer be working there. I guess she hasn't been doing that great a job. Apparently she was only on probation anyway so sometime this month we'll have a new maid. We're not supposed to know this, I don't think, but that's not new for any of us. We tend to know things even when we aren't told outright. Weird college voodoo, yup.
But, I called home yesterday, talked to my mother. I also chatted with my little sister. Finally got a response back from my oldest brother as to when I can call him so I'm going to do that probably tomorrow as he doesn't work.
Nothing really happened yesterday. Today I need to go into town to get laundry detergent though. I'll probably do that later and then pick up something for dinner too.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1
Sunday, instead of going to Mass, I know bad Catholic girl, I walked around Interlaken some more with Bailey and Jill. We walked all over the place in Interlaken, even out into the rural areas. We just walked and walked for a couple of hours before going to the place again to get the free spoon, for Bailey this time as she didn't have her bus pass on her the other time. We then went to this little Chocolate Chalet store and I bought some Swiss Chocolate that I'm going to bring home with me.
On the bus ride back to Florence, we watched three movies. Wedding Crashers, Knocked Up, and The Butterfly Effect. I slept through the end of Wedding Crashers and the beginning of Knocked Up but watched all of The Butterfly Effect. We stopped at a McDonalds for dinner around 7:30 and were back in Florence by 11:30. We had just missed the #7 bus when we arrived in Florence so had to wait for the next one at 12:30.
Overall, this trip was a great weekend away from a lot of things. A great vacation amidst my study aboard experience. I'll try and get my photos up quickly but don't hold your breath. I have a lot of catching up to do homework-wise and need to get to that first. Love and miss all of you even more after this weekend. Ciao!
On the bus ride back to Florence, we watched three movies. Wedding Crashers, Knocked Up, and The Butterfly Effect. I slept through the end of Wedding Crashers and the beginning of Knocked Up but watched all of The Butterfly Effect. We stopped at a McDonalds for dinner around 7:30 and were back in Florence by 11:30. We had just missed the #7 bus when we arrived in Florence so had to wait for the next one at 12:30.
Overall, this trip was a great weekend away from a lot of things. A great vacation amidst my study aboard experience. I'll try and get my photos up quickly but don't hold your breath. I have a lot of catching up to do homework-wise and need to get to that first. Love and miss all of you even more after this weekend. Ciao!
Saturday, February 28
Saturday morning we woke at 8:30 and opened the curtains to a clear blue sky behind the Alps. It was glorious to see first thing in the morning. Betsy dressed for another day of skiing and I dressed for touring Interlaken. Betsy and I went down to eat our jam and bread for breakfast and met up with Lorenzo. Bailey was to go dive again today as her video didn't work out. She was to be picked up at 12 so after chatting at the bar for a little bit we did a quick walk to this antique/junk store where some of the girls picked up some glasses and other knickknacks.
I went to see Bailey jump a second time. There were four jumpers in the afternoon and two more jumped from a plane. Bailey's video turned out this time so we were all happy. The four of us girls then walked around Interlaken. We went back to where Hooters was and started down the streets. We stopped at this restaurant, Des Alps, and had chocolate fondue with all sorts of sliced fruit: apples, pears, kiwi, strawberries, oranges, apricots, prunes, bananas, pineapples, and marshmallows for 15.50 Swiss Francs each. If was really yummy and hit the spot. Afterward, we walked some more, found a Sex Shop, bought some postcards, and received our free gift. When we arrived at the FunnyFarm Friday morning, Fabio, our tour guide, gave each of us a bus pass. With the pass, we got a free gift at this fancy, swanky jewelry store. The gift was a spoon decorated with Switzerland/Interlaken stuff. I was expecting some crappy gift but this was actually cool. We then headed back to the hostel.
We made it back in time to see the guys off on thier nightsledding excursion before heading up to the room for a rest. I'm now sitting in the lounge, people watching and writing. I'm going to call it an early night and wake up tomorrow to go to Mass. Betsy found a church for us to go to. I want to get back to the antique story and pick something up for grandma that I saw now that I have some Swiss Francs to spend. I've had fun in Switzerland seeing the beautiful landscapes, experiencing the atmosphere. I cannot wait to upload all the photos I have to show the awesomeness of the area. It's sooo cool and hard to describe but it was definitely what I needed.
Betsy, Eldon, and I played cards for a while before I headed back to the room to shower and go to bed. All the girls went to the boys room to hang out and party and play beer pong among other games. They didn't get back until late but I was out by then.
I went to see Bailey jump a second time. There were four jumpers in the afternoon and two more jumped from a plane. Bailey's video turned out this time so we were all happy. The four of us girls then walked around Interlaken. We went back to where Hooters was and started down the streets. We stopped at this restaurant, Des Alps, and had chocolate fondue with all sorts of sliced fruit: apples, pears, kiwi, strawberries, oranges, apricots, prunes, bananas, pineapples, and marshmallows for 15.50 Swiss Francs each. If was really yummy and hit the spot. Afterward, we walked some more, found a Sex Shop, bought some postcards, and received our free gift. When we arrived at the FunnyFarm Friday morning, Fabio, our tour guide, gave each of us a bus pass. With the pass, we got a free gift at this fancy, swanky jewelry store. The gift was a spoon decorated with Switzerland/Interlaken stuff. I was expecting some crappy gift but this was actually cool. We then headed back to the hostel.
We made it back in time to see the guys off on thier nightsledding excursion before heading up to the room for a rest. I'm now sitting in the lounge, people watching and writing. I'm going to call it an early night and wake up tomorrow to go to Mass. Betsy found a church for us to go to. I want to get back to the antique story and pick something up for grandma that I saw now that I have some Swiss Francs to spend. I've had fun in Switzerland seeing the beautiful landscapes, experiencing the atmosphere. I cannot wait to upload all the photos I have to show the awesomeness of the area. It's sooo cool and hard to describe but it was definitely what I needed.
Betsy, Eldon, and I played cards for a while before I headed back to the room to shower and go to bed. All the girls went to the boys room to hang out and party and play beer pong among other games. They didn't get back until late but I was out by then.
Skydiving in Interlaken!!!!
When the alarm went off Friday morning I couldn't believe it. I was still exhausted but got up and dressed. We went downstairs for breakfast which turned out to be jam and bread with coffee, tea, or water. Definitely not what we thought or wanted for breakfast. We waited in line at the activities desk to be told to meet at 9 in the lobby for skydiving as we all had prepaid There was 3 van-fuls of people headed to the place for skydiving at SkyDive Interlaken. We filled our forms, passed over the credit card, and waited to suit up.
I was the first of our group to jump. I jumped with someone I didn't know because the tandem people wanted one person without video and one with. I wasn't getting a video so I went ahead. I suited up, got a harness put on and gloves, and waited for the ride up to the helicopter pad. We took a van up to the helicopter pad site, about a five minute ride. The four of us there started the video and then me and the other girl with our tandem people got into the helicopter. I was to jump first so my guy, Mike, sat on the floor of the helicopter and I sat on his lap. He then strapped me to him, tightened all the straps on my harness, and said enjoy the ride. We went over the whole routine for jumping again during the helicopter ride. The ride took 10 minutes to get to the jump site. The whole ride was gorgeous. We had great views of the Swiss Alps, various towns, lakes, landscapes, just great views. When we were given the one minute mark, I started to freak out. The only words out of my mouth were probably OMG and screams. Mike told me to hold my harness, he scooted to the edge of the helicopter and then we were airborne.
I tried screaming but with my mouth open and air rushing in no screams could come out. When the chute deployed I just felt a jolt then I couldn't stop screaming or saying how gorgeous everything was. I was able to steer a little bit, turning left and right and spinning before we glided down to land in the snow on our butts. After unattaching me, Mike told me I could get up but I said, "I don't think I can!" I had to roll over to get up. It was such a rush, jumping out of a helicopter. The best time of my lie. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Since I was the first of my group to go I got to tell them all about it, watch them all do it, and want to do it again. We got there at 9 am and didn't leave until 3 pm as are group was so spread out. Four didn't even go until after 1 pm. This has got to be the best time I've ever had. Hands down, no joke.
After coming back to the hostel, I showered. It felt soooo good to be clean and have a hot watered shower with good water pressure. I then sat in bed, started to write my blog, and play suduko but I couldn't keep my eyes open so I took a nap. Around five I woke up and we all got ready to go to eat dinner at Hooters. My first time at Hooters, Michell and Betsy too. We all ordered, had a good meal, and tried to figure out the bill. Not a lot of us had Swiss francs, the currency in Switzerland, so we all paid in Euro, but Hooters didn't accept euro coins. Somehow the bill was paid, so we left and walked back to FunnyFarm.
Skydiving was one of the best experiences I've ever had. I would do it agian in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive. I'm miffed about my photos but that is another story to tell. It's around 10 pm right now and I'm exhausted, so I'll call it a night. Today is a day I will not forget anytime soon. being here is so much fun and I cannot wait to explore Interlaken tomorrow.
I was the first of our group to jump. I jumped with someone I didn't know because the tandem people wanted one person without video and one with. I wasn't getting a video so I went ahead. I suited up, got a harness put on and gloves, and waited for the ride up to the helicopter pad. We took a van up to the helicopter pad site, about a five minute ride. The four of us there started the video and then me and the other girl with our tandem people got into the helicopter. I was to jump first so my guy, Mike, sat on the floor of the helicopter and I sat on his lap. He then strapped me to him, tightened all the straps on my harness, and said enjoy the ride. We went over the whole routine for jumping again during the helicopter ride. The ride took 10 minutes to get to the jump site. The whole ride was gorgeous. We had great views of the Swiss Alps, various towns, lakes, landscapes, just great views. When we were given the one minute mark, I started to freak out. The only words out of my mouth were probably OMG and screams. Mike told me to hold my harness, he scooted to the edge of the helicopter and then we were airborne.
I tried screaming but with my mouth open and air rushing in no screams could come out. When the chute deployed I just felt a jolt then I couldn't stop screaming or saying how gorgeous everything was. I was able to steer a little bit, turning left and right and spinning before we glided down to land in the snow on our butts. After unattaching me, Mike told me I could get up but I said, "I don't think I can!" I had to roll over to get up. It was such a rush, jumping out of a helicopter. The best time of my lie. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Since I was the first of my group to go I got to tell them all about it, watch them all do it, and want to do it again. We got there at 9 am and didn't leave until 3 pm as are group was so spread out. Four didn't even go until after 1 pm. This has got to be the best time I've ever had. Hands down, no joke.
After coming back to the hostel, I showered. It felt soooo good to be clean and have a hot watered shower with good water pressure. I then sat in bed, started to write my blog, and play suduko but I couldn't keep my eyes open so I took a nap. Around five I woke up and we all got ready to go to eat dinner at Hooters. My first time at Hooters, Michell and Betsy too. We all ordered, had a good meal, and tried to figure out the bill. Not a lot of us had Swiss francs, the currency in Switzerland, so we all paid in Euro, but Hooters didn't accept euro coins. Somehow the bill was paid, so we left and walked back to FunnyFarm.
Skydiving was one of the best experiences I've ever had. I would do it agian in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive. I'm miffed about my photos but that is another story to tell. It's around 10 pm right now and I'm exhausted, so I'll call it a night. Today is a day I will not forget anytime soon. being here is so much fun and I cannot wait to explore Interlaken tomorrow.
Leaving for Interlaken
We left Villa Bonelli around 5:15 pm on Thursday, February 26th to hop the #7 bus down to the station. All of us going to Interlaken except Lorenzo were packed on the bus with our stuffed backpacks for the weekend. Checks were done for passports and receipts for skydiving. Only one minor set-back occurred involving left behind tennis shoes which was remedied with a quick purchase. We met up with a few people at a time heading to Interlaken via FlorenceForFun. I noticed at least one other group going to the Swiss Alps meeting at the station as well. After all 27 of us going were accounted for we headed off to the very back of the station where the tour buses go. We hopped on an ALA bus headed toward Switzerland.
On the way there we watched Superbad, a movie I thought was super bad before stopping around 9:45 pm for a break at this AutoGrill. We were given 45 minutes to do our thing before heading off again. As we leave and head back out onto the road someone notices their friend missing. The tour guide had counted before we left but we still left behind this girl. We had to continue driving until we came to an exit, at least 10-20 minutes, before we could turn around. All this time myself and those of us from SMU were playing cards at the back of the bus. Turns out the girl got on the wrong bus and somehow must have contacted our tour guide. It all turned out good so no harm done.
For the next two hours or so we watched the movie Flags of our Fathers. It was a good movie, but the volume was a little too high. After the movie, around 1-ish or so, most of us fell asleep who weren't already. I though we'd be stopped at the border to show our passports as we were leaving the EU but we didn't even get off the bus. Our driver did though so he must have taken care of it. I then couldn't keep my eyes open for anything. I pretty mush passed out until we arrived in Interlaken at the FunnyFarm Hotel, around 3:30 am.
The five of us girls all got two connecting rooms on the seccond floor. After changing into pj's and preparing for bed, we set our alarms for 7 am and crashed at 4 am.
On the way there we watched Superbad, a movie I thought was super bad before stopping around 9:45 pm for a break at this AutoGrill. We were given 45 minutes to do our thing before heading off again. As we leave and head back out onto the road someone notices their friend missing. The tour guide had counted before we left but we still left behind this girl. We had to continue driving until we came to an exit, at least 10-20 minutes, before we could turn around. All this time myself and those of us from SMU were playing cards at the back of the bus. Turns out the girl got on the wrong bus and somehow must have contacted our tour guide. It all turned out good so no harm done.
For the next two hours or so we watched the movie Flags of our Fathers. It was a good movie, but the volume was a little too high. After the movie, around 1-ish or so, most of us fell asleep who weren't already. I though we'd be stopped at the border to show our passports as we were leaving the EU but we didn't even get off the bus. Our driver did though so he must have taken care of it. I then couldn't keep my eyes open for anything. I pretty mush passed out until we arrived in Interlaken at the FunnyFarm Hotel, around 3:30 am.
The five of us girls all got two connecting rooms on the seccond floor. After changing into pj's and preparing for bed, we set our alarms for 7 am and crashed at 4 am.
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