19) Something I love about Switzerland and Germany...no train reservation fees (unless it's a night train). Instead of taking the night train to Copenhagen for €40, I decided to spend a night in Hamburg, Germany, where my hostel only cost me €12! I caught the morning train to Hamburg - about a 9 hour ride! I was wearing my shorts because I left beautiful weather in Interlaken. I got off the train and everyone was wearing their winters! I got a lot...

16) I arrived in Bern around nine and hopped on the train to Interlaken. It is so gorgeous...a train winding along aqua blue lakes through the mountains dotted with cute Swiss houses, cows wearing bells, and yodeling mountain men!Okay maybe not yodeling mountain men, but the rest is truth. Interlaken is nestled in the mountains, a cute little town. Stepping off the train, I looked up and saw dozens of paragliding chutes circling the mountain valley. My hostel...