Today is Swiss Day! I have no idea what the holiday is about, but I guess it's like our 4th of July celebration, except with better food and better beer. I woke up this morning to crystal clear skies so I knew I had to go up to the Schilthorn to see the amazing views. And the views certainly were spectacular, the mountains seemed so close that it felt like I could have reached out an touched them. After taking what must have been hundreds of pictures I be...

I have found a new job for myself, wandering around the trails in the Alps and moving the cows off the paths so tourists can get by. Today, while hiking, I stumbled upon a human traffic jam, when I looked to see what the hold up was, and I saw a couple of cows blocking the path. Your average tourist doesn't know how to handle gigantic Swiss cows, but since I am not an average tourist, I squeezed my way to the front of the line and shooed the cows out of t...

It wasn't had to drag myself out of bed this morning because I never really went to sleep. I got on a train that was filled with Swiss soldiers, and while Hannah was sleeping I switched seats and sat next to a couple of them and struck up a conversation. I asked them where they were all going and they told me that they were all returning from summer training. I had no idea that Switzerland had an Army, they never seem to fight in any wars, so why would they ne...

This morning I had an amazing Swedish massage. It was felt sooooo good, especially since it feels like I have literally walked across this entire continent. I told the owner of the hostel about my Mexican food craving and she directed me to an "American" restaurant which she said served great fajitas. The fajitas were pretty good, and it was interesting to see what an "American" restaurant serves (besides McDonalds). Afterwards I did a little sight...

While I love the people and atmosphere of Switzerland, I really, really, really miss French food... Switzerland is surprisingly hot! I went down to the river today and had a great time in the water. There are stairs every couple hundred feet or so along the banks of the river, and the current is fast enough that you can just float along and let the current carry you down stream until you reach another set of stairs and you can climb out. Tonight at t...