Switzerland (summer 2012 - catch up time)

First Stop: Switzerland

Zurich

Zurich

We began our adventure in Zurich Switzerland. It was a
little overwhelming at first. Zurich is a big, busy, and not
so friendly city, but we still decided to explore for the day
before heading to our hotel. The architecture was quaint
and detailed.











The first town we stayed in was
Lauterbrunnen. It was surrounded by
amazing mountains which began with
bright green grass at the base and were
topped with white snow.

I absolutely loved the flower boxes
in Switzerland.  There were many
flowerboxes on houses, as well as
patios, due to the mild
summer weather.

Lauterbrunnen and Surrounding Towns

We went on a 5 hour
hike the first day. At the
beginning of the hike
we saw tons of cows!
They wear cowbells, so
if they are lost you can
find them. It was super
loud, but you get used
to it! We also went by a
cheese/dairy farm (the
smell was quite strong).

The mountains we could view on
our hike were magnificent! They
were bright green at the base and
then snow at the very top!
Gorgeous!

We loved that the signs in Switzerland showed
hiking times. It helped us to determine if we were
on the right track!

Next destination was Luzern! It was a bigger city,
but still had amazing views. It was much more
friendly and slower-paced than Zurich!