Two train rides from Interlaken to Geneva, a hour and a half flight from Geneva to Barcelona, a bus ride, two metro stops, a two block walk, and were back in Barcelona from Switzerland. Never thought I would be so happy to be in 55 degree weather, I was sweating after being in 10 degree weather in Switzerland. Interlaken was a small town and we really went in for the experience. About 200 abroad kids travelled there this weekend and stayed in Balmer's hostel so it was a pretty social event. Staying in a room with six girls– three bunk beds and communal coed showers– was definitely a first for me.
Balmers, our raging hostel
There isn't too much to do in Interlaken but extreme snow sports, skydiving, and skiing. We decided to try night sledding since I don't really know where else I would ever consider doing this. We got in late in the afternoon so we unpacked, went out to dinner, and went to Balmer's at night (everyone staying in the hostel goes down to this basement bar/club to rip shots in the cold, party for a few hours, and retreat back to our "dorm rooms." The next day we walked around the town, had lunch in a hotel famous for their restaurant on the 18th floor that looks over all of Interlaken. Breathtaking.
Me and Ari overlooking the view in Interlaken
That night we went nightsledding. Ok, I never expected to have this much fun. We gathered our crew of 20 kids, they took us out to a dinner at the top of the mountain with tons of beer and fondu (obviously Switzerland is famous for their cheese and chocolate), handed us sleds with string handles, took us up a gondola ride in the pitch black and yes we were scared, then we waited for everyone to get to the top. There we got green glow sticks and got on our sleds in the dead of night and headed down the mountain literally 50 mph and it was like live mario cart. Paving through the snow, we stopped at a waterfall that was frozen over to take pictures, then continued down the mountain racing. The whole sled down took about 45 minutes, and we all thought even that was too short. Time really does fly when you're having fun.
At a chocolate shop in Switzerland. Sidenote- Lindt chocolate was created there.
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