Interlaken

1st Day

When we arrived in the afternoon, we met with the extreme sports coordinator. I chose to go ‘canyoning’. Afterwards, 7 or 8 of us ate dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. Every single person ordered a Bratwurst with a pint. The food was delicious. Even more importantly, in the stalls of the bathroom there were soccer balls attached to soccer nets, which was amusing.

After dinner, we stopped at the ATM and then the supermarket to buy some supplies. Around 5 of us hung out in our room until it was time to go out. We made our way to the well-known hostel and night club named Balmer’s, which was on the completely opposite side of town. The club was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with mainly tourists, especially Americans, Canadians, and Australians. The club had a square dance floor with booth-style seating on three sides and a bar on the last side.

2nd Day

Today, took a train two-thirds to the “Top of Europe.” The location was called Jungfraujoc. The ascending train ride provided spectacular views.

We got off the train at a small tourist location with about a dozen shops and restaurants. For lunch, we ordered Bratwurst with a plate full of rosti potatoes (big ass hash browns). At a nearby bar, we got a nice hot chocolate. The bar played Learning to Fly- Tom Petty but in techno. They also had a techno rap song, which was also off-putting. There were huge dogs that carried liquor for their owner. Below is a picture of one of the dogs.




Canyoning, as well as any other “extreme” sport, forced me to descend the mountain. The weather conditions were too dangerous to canyon, so I White Water Rafted instead, which turned out be a lot of fun anyways. I chose the helmet named “Batman.” The instructor said we could jump out and float along side the raft near the end. That was also a blast, but after 5 minutes, my hands started to become cold. The stormy clouds retreated, so the views became better as the day continued. We floated all the way to the Interlaken Lake, where the pearly green water was refreshing, along with the amazing view.

When I returned home after White Water Rafting, I showered and went to a Jamaican Bar. The bar was literally 15 meters outside the hotel. The lady was very nice, as well as her son and his friend. They were both from Colombia.

Later that night, we went to the fairly nice casino. Poker was closed but the blackjack tables were open.

Red, Kuhn, and I found a night club near Balmer’s that was even better than Balmer’s. There were like 8-9 more parties going on deeper into the underground bar. We arrived close to the closing time and left when they booted us from the bar. Surprisingly, the club played a funny song by Tenacious D.