Updates

Sorry for my lack of updates. I am still alive. Somewhere after emailing parents and journaling, the blog gets forgotten. I'll start after leaving Groningen.
My next stop was Fribourg, Switzerland to visit Kristen. Fribourg is a cool little city that feels to be about the same size as Charleston. It is very easy to wander around, especially when you get to the hills. I really did like the feel of fribourg. It felt like the quintessential Swiss small city.
We made a trip to Milan, Italy on the 9th. I can easily say it was my least favorite place I've been in Europe. It was dirty and hot and I was stressed out the whole time. It also seemed like the only worthwhile things there were the over-done Duomo and the Last Supper. I was supposed to spend the night in Milan but I could not wait to leave so I hopped on a train and headed back to switzerland, eventually making my way to my next stop in Gimmelwald.
Gimmelwald is a little, even tiny town in the Berner Oberland region of the alps. First you take a train to Interlaken, the main city of the region. Then hop on a small local train to the small town of Lauterbrunnen. Take a bus to Schtechleburg and finally take a cable car up to the cliff side village of Gimmelwald. I stayed at the Mountain Hostel. This little haven in the alps let me quickly forget the stresses of Milan along with anything else. I got settled in my room and enjoyed the view over the valley and the snow capped peaks from my window. Over the next four days, I loved life by hiking, swimming in a glacial pond, reading, making new friends, and running into Dan and Heather! It's always fun to run into friends from home in random places across the world.

Nap time... To be continued.