Took the 1:40 AM train to Zurich today. Surprisingly I got some sleep although I pissed off the other passenger in our compartment by asking her to turn on her overhead light so we could turn off the main light in the compartment. Oh well, majority rules. Had some close connections to Bern and Interlaken with 10 and 6 minutes in between respectively.
Interlaken is a nice little city. The people are pretty nice here; cars will actually stop for you. The scenery of the lake outside the train wasn’t bad either. After seeing the picture on a postcard, I realized that this is where they filmed the majority of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as Blofield’s base is the restaurant atop the mountain. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go up there, because it’s closed for the season. The Balmer’s hostel that we’re staying at is very nice. Definitely an improvement from Amsterdam. They also have a lot of products that are tempting to buy. I already know that I’m going to purchase a legit Swiss cowbell from the hardware store in town, instead of the touristy version found in most of the stores.
Went to the Schuh chocolate store today to see the show run by head chocolate maker, Chino. It includes free samples and a voucher for 8 francs worth of chocolate in the store so thanks to all that we consumed during the tour and what we purchased afterwards we did get our money’s worth. Swiss chocolate is definitely tasty and it was interesting to see how they made the various chocolate cows, bunnies, and sculptures for competitions. Looking forward to canyon jumping and night sledding tomorrow with included fondue dinner.
No comments:
Post a Comment