Back to schaffhausen now again. More crappy weather. So indoor activities. There was a medieval show on with ppl dressed up living in an authentic medieval way, quite interesting. It was kind of bizarre to walk past their beds and look at them lying around! The building where this exhibition was held was built in the 1200's so you could really imagine the life back then! Then into the museum to see some natural history, also very interesting. Now more eating and...

Spent the day with my cousin Andre. We went to about 6 different cafés during the day! We went to Luzern and walked around. Then to the battle site in sempach were a Swiss hero winklereid helped win against the Austrians. There were 5000 Austrians to 1000 Swiss! Then we picked up his friend Thomas, a German who lived 8 years in Brisbane. We had a very nice dinner in an Italian restaurant and then a drink in another place. Very nice man, good conversation. It wa...

Today i said goodbye to Jurg and Maria. I have very much enjoyed my time with them, they have been most kind and generous to me. It was a three hour train trip to Schaffhausen with three different trains. The weather has turned pretty bad, cold and wet but everything is pretty. Now I am with my fathers friend Beat, also very kind and generous. We had a nice walk between the rain showers around schaffhausen and a lovely Italian meal with some nice it's Italian Vi...

Another long day of walking and looking with my host family. This time to an open air museum called Ballanberg. This museum has about 100 buildings from the 1500's to 1900's that have been relocated from all over Switzerland. In the summer time it is open to the public and the hold workshops to show different crafts-weaving, black smithing, wood carving, cheese making etc. it was very interesting to see the history of this country, half of my heritage. Such simp...

Well, I think I've been to the most beautiful place I've ever seen at this point in my life! The Alps in Berne! Oh my god! A painting or a fairy tale. Wunderbar! Fantastiche! Schone! The wild flowers, at least 25 different kinds, all colours of the rainbow. Buttercups, forget me not, gentian, daisy, dandelion, alpine rose, clovers, and many more. I wanted to lie in these meadows and look at the alps all day. Such peace and serenity, not a worry in the world. Lov...