Before I get into the weekend though, I'd like to catch you all up on my life in Florence. The week before Interlaken was fantastic! On Tuesday, we went to a famous Italian opera called "La Tosca" and it was great, considering I'm not the biggest opera fan. On Wednesday, I had the best day I've had in Florence yet. After my 9:00am class, I went shopping and bought a new sweater for Switzerland. Then after lunch, Robert, Moriah and I went inside the Duomo, went to the San Lorenzo market to buy sunglasses and ate delicious gelato. Robert and I then walked up to Piazza Michelangelo to get a view of the city. Gorgeous. On Thursday after class, I worked to pack my bag for Switzerland and we left at 7:30pm on bus.
On Friday, I woke up to the beautiful sight of the Swiss Alps! It was a loooonnnnggg bus ride, but we got to our hostel around 4:00am and got a few hours of sleep in. Rachel, Brandon, Robert and I went to a little town called Grindelwald and hiked halfway up this huge mountain. I don't know what we were thinking to be honest, but whatever! Rachel, Robert and I went on the gondola lift up the next point and sled down the longest sled trail in the world. Pretty awesome, though every part of me was wet and beat up by the time we got down the mountain. Hey, sledding is harder than it seems! That night, we went to a fondue place and it was amazing (and we made some new friends)!
Don't worry, loyal followers, my weekend gets much more extreme. On Saturday, I woke up in the very extreme mood. Everyone else went snowboarding or skiing and I was trying to choose between paragliding and canyon jumping. I picked the canyon jumping, of course! Canyon jumping is basically bungee jumping off a tiny platform and through a canyon 300 feet below. There is just a harness and two ropes holding you as you free fall jump. You can only do it in three places in the world, Interlaken and two places in New Zealand. I got the itch, paid the deposit and there was no turning back! And it was the most exhilarating and adrenaline pumped moment of my life. I was scared when I got up on the platform, but I just told myself to go for it...and I did! What a great way to start the day. I met up with Reynolds and Matt back and the hostel and we went out for lunch and shopping while we waited for the other to get back.
Sunday was our last day in Interlaken and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. It was very relaxing to not have sightseeing every moment of the day like in the tourist cities we've visited. And there was adventure thrown into the mix too, which made it that much more awesome and special. We loaded the bus around 3:00pm and took the long bus ride back to Florence. What an amazing experience.
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