WOW...sorry for the major delay in our blogs- Aubz and I have been having the time of our life and slacked off a bit. Anyways, we arrived in Interlaken mid-day to a beautiful town that somewhat reminded us of Tahoe, but better! Interlaken was a very nice change from all the amazing buildings and cities that we had been experiencing the last few places. I would move to Interlaken for a summer in a heartbeat and just relax by the lake and do outdoor activities...if I had the money (which I don't ;) From the train station we walked about 20 minutes to our hostel- which was far from a hostel. It was actually both a hotel and a hostel so it was very very nice, especially for what we payed. Our room had a balcony which gave us amazing views of the Swiss Alps and our pool, along with our own shower, toilets, and sheets which is a major plus! We were in a four person room, but fortunately had the room to ourselves the first two nights. For the next few hours, we relaxed by the gigantic pool and grassy area in our hotel, while enjoying a Swiss beer (rough life...I know ;) We then cleaned up and headed to town for dinner. We happened to be there the night of a big Latino Festival and celebrated by having some burritos and chips with guac. and a margarita!
Day 2 of Interlaken was unforgettable. Interlaken is one of the most famous places in the world for extreme sports. So naturally, we had to do something. We were deciding between white water rafting, canyoning, and paragliding. Since canyoning was the only activity which is truly unique to Interlaken, we decided to give it a try. We don't have the pictures at the moment, but we will post them as soon as we get home. For some reason, Aubz and I were the only girls in the group, but we had a lot of fun. We drove for about an hour to get out to the mountains and then started out the fun by repelling down a cliff that was at least 150 feet tall. Since I'm afraid of heights, I was a little nervous to just start going backwards down rocks, but at least rock climbing helped to prepare me a little. Aubz was a champ about it and didn't even seem scared. We did all types of fun stuff after that including sliding down natural water slides into waterfalls and flying off into the water. After about 20 minutes, we got to a point where we got to choose to jump off a 10 foot jump or climb a bit and jump off a 25-30 foot jump. Aubz decided on the smaller one since you had to climb to the higher one and she didn't want to hurt her shoulder...probably a good idea! I somehow got the courage to climb up and stand on a ledge big enough only to support your feet then jumped off. It was such an exhiliarating feeling! We also ziplined through a waterfall and then let go of the rope and dropped about 15 feet into the water. After being in really really cold water all day and doing some pretty crazy stunts, we were exhausted and slept most of the van ride back to the hostel.
When we got back, I decided to carry my fearless attitude into the next activity. So our hostel had this big ramp that was used for skateboards or bikes to go off of into the pool. A few days before we got there, some guys decided to turn this ramp into a waterslide by bringing a hose up there and keeping the ramp wet. I had seen guys go for about an hour, but was too nervous to go. Then we see this guy go who forgot to keep his face up when he slid, so he ended up smacking his head on the slide and apparently ended up with 4 stiches. I didn't know this at the time though. After about 30 min of coercing, I decided I wanted to give the slide a try. The first time I went I pretty much just flopped into the pool, but the 2nd and 3rd time I was able to do a front flip off it! It was so much fun and felt like being a little kid on a slip-n-slide again! While hanging out at the pool, we made friends with some of the employees at the hostel who worked in the activites center. One of the girls was having a bbq at her house that night and we were invited to join all of them for the party. It was relaxing hanging out there, but we didn't stay too late because we were absolutely exhausted. However, we did get to watch a really pretty lightning storm while enjoying a beer.
The next morning we were asked if we could switch rooms because they needed ours for some reason. We had no problem with it and were actually upgraded into a private room with a shower. The guy also felt so bad that he told us we could have some wine for the hassle (best customer service we have had in Europe)! Since we hadn't really seen the lake yet, we decided to walk to one of the lakes the next day. We walked along the lake for about an hour and found a small lake club that only cost 5 euro a person to enter, but had a pool, a nice grassy area, a slide into the lake, and inflatable trampolines out in the middle of the lake. The water was pretty cold, but we were so excited to be in such a beautiful place that we didn't care and went in anyways.
The entire time we were there, no one had used the slide so finally we decided to try it out. It was almost as if people needed to know it was okay to use because right after we went, people were on that slide for the next few hours. We stayed here for most of the day and then headed back to the hotel. The rest of the night we hung out at the hotel and played pool with some of the guys while enjoying our free bottle of wine. Oh and I forgot to mention one of the best parts about the hotel...a St. Bernard named spliff lived there. She was a hugeeeeeeeee dog that came and went as she pleased and even went into the little coy pond after being coaxed by us with some food ;) The next morning we were so sad to go, but were anxious to see Paris!
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