May 2011
1 post
queentash asked: Hi!
I'm planning a trip to Italy and was wondering if I could talk to you about it? Kind of weird lol, but I'm so lost! I have no idea where to begin!
:)
I'm planning a trip to Italy and was wondering if I could talk to you about it? Kind of weird lol, but I'm so lost! I have no idea where to begin!
:)
December 2010
40 posts
“The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is...”
– ~Charles DeLint
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop...”
NO LIMITs, NO PLANs, NO PROBLEM...
I like not having a plan. I came to Switzerland with little expectations and no plans. Just a ticket to Bern, a backpack and reservations at the Backpackers Hostel. It’s so nice not to have a plan. I like that about life. It’s nice to have goals. If you plan on something and it doesn’t happen, one may be disappointed…however without a plan you discover so much more and your...
OVERALL
Overall, Switzerland was one of the most inspiring trips I have been on while studying abroad… Words and photographs can only do so much…
A Melting Pot
To me, Fondue is such a great concept. A mixture of different ingredients. A new flavor in every bite. It made me think about America. Almost how we are a mixture. A mixture of different ethnicities and backgrounds. A melting pot as we say! Europe can be considered the same. A mixture and balance of a variety of languages and people. Like Fondue, we all have a different, so called “flavor”, but we...
Fondue House
Fondue house a traditional taste of Switzerland is the typical fondue meal. After returning to the main land we made our way into town to find warm, cheese and chocolate fondue. We found the Fondue House tucked away on a small side street between the locally own truffle shop and the famous Swatch shop. If the name of the restaurant didn’t explain how authentic it was the menu sure did. You...
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On Top of the World
We finally arrived to the top of Mt Rigi. The thin air, hard to breath in. A brisk chill caressed my cheek. I stopped and closed my eyes for a few minutes taking in the moment. I opened my eyes and made a memory. Turning around in a full 360 degree circle, getting a full panoramic view. One side had beautiful, green lush landscape with hints of tiny rivers, almost as if they were draw into the...
What a Hike...
The hiking trail took us along the very edge of the mountainside. Through lushes evergreen forests and along stone paths. The sun peaks through the trees. Shining on different branches. It’s a known fact that trees grown straight up, towards the sun no matter what angle the ground is at. It amazed me in this case; it was a true test of the fact as we moved along the hiking trail, a higher angle...
Queen of the Mountains
We enter Luzern and find our way to the tourist center. We are directed toward the boat that takes us to Mt. Rigi. Named specifically the” Queen of All the Swiss Mountains” for its height. It rises about 6000 ft above sea level and remains one of the tallest mountains in the Swiss Alps.
We catch the hour and a half boat ride on the lake toward Mt Rigi, stopping along the way at small...
The Road to Luzern
It’s early still and the sun as well as myself is just waking up for the day. The train takes us through the beautiful fresh countryside of Switzerland. I can see the Swiss Alps in the distance with their white tips and the sun highlighting the whiteness of the snow. In the foreground there are patches of harvest. The greenest of green. Light and dark brown square patterns. The landscape is...
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change...”
November 2010
32 posts
