Thursday; Swiss Alps
We left Paris for Switzerland early in the morning. On the bus we introduced ourselves to the group and watched a movie. Our group leader Lindsay also gave us some info about Switzerland. After driving for about 9 hours we arrived at our hostel in time for dinner which was a cheese fondue (and sausages). Our snow covered cabins nestled among the Alps were very picturesque, particularly as everything was decorated for Christmas still.
Friday; New Year’s Eve
For our only day in the Alps we decided to explored the village we were staying in (insert town name here). It was a beautiful day which must be rare because when we asked the lady at the campsite for change for the washing machine she rolled her eyes and said “you’re doing washing today!?” After doing our washing like good little travellers we walked through the snow looking at all the little shops, bought Swiss army knives (a must apparently) and laughed at Ian when, after grabbing a street pole, could not get his glove back off because of the ice. We caught cable car up into the Alps where we sat outside on deck chairs enjoying the scenery in the sun. The boys had beers and after we headed back down to prepare for our New Year celebrations.
For our only day in the Alps we decided to explored the village we were staying in (insert town name here). It was a beautiful day which must be rare because when we asked the lady at the campsite for change for the washing machine she rolled her eyes and said “you’re doing washing today!?” After doing our washing like good little travellers we walked through the snow looking at all the little shops, bought Swiss army knives (a must apparently) and laughed at Ian when, after grabbing a street pole, could not get his glove back off because of the ice. We caught cable car up into the Alps where we sat outside on deck chairs enjoying the scenery in the sun. The boys had beers and after we headed back down to prepare for our New Year celebrations.
We started with some Champagne which we carted across from France and then Michelle and I, who were drinking Midori and pineapple juice, decided to make snow slushies. They were amazing (although I was particularly careful to use fresh, untouched snow)! We then joined the rest of our group in the bar for local apple cider and beers. Needless to say it was a BIG night which was highlighted by the fireworks display at midnight… put on by the 10-14 year old daughters of the campsite owners. This might explain why so many Swiss children were missing fingers?
We awoke New Year’s day to the news that it had been a big night for all… particularly for two unnamed members of the group who were caught having “good times” on the washing machine and for cabin 28… although the reason why is probably too improper for blogging purposes (just ask me what awaited the occupants of cabin 28 when you see me!)
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