We weren't quite sure where to go from there because we had not planned anything so we started following the crowd, and soon enough we came out to this view:
It was amazing, and as we came out I heard people speaking all different kinds of languages. Anything from Italian to English to German to French. The cutest thing that I saw by far (no, it was not a baby, but good guess) was a young man run over to his girlfriend when he got off the train to hug and embrace her as if they had not seen each other for years, but it does not end there. He had brought two little bears that could fit in the palm of his hand and he...got down on one knee and proposed right there in the train station!
Okay so maybe I exaggerated just a little. There was no proposal, sadly, but he did bring her the bears and it was just tooo cute.
Everything was going well and I was just so happy to be in Switzerland.
We went to look for a map in a little store and the greatest thing happened! I saw my first Ben and Jerry's ice cream in Europe!!!!!
I immediately thought of UVM and Meshul and wished she was there with me!
The map we were looking for was too expensive so we decided to be voyagers and explore without a set route. We walked down a ginormous hill with the beautiful landscape and views surrounding us.
I even saw what looked like one of those telephone booths in the UK.
We stopped along the way almost every minute because there was no way that you could not take a picture of everything there!
That's me and my friend Catia, she is from Portugal.
This is Kristin and me! She is from Milwaukee!
Here is a house that has a bridge to get into it!
And even the rocks here are beautiful, I just could not stop taking pictures...sooo let the madness of pictures begin:
They had these little dog poop bags all over the place, which is nice so no one has to step in dog crap.
Feast your eyes on this!
Real Swiss chocolate!
Unfortunately it was closed, but that may be a good thing in my case because I may have bought the whole store!
A little water refill station!
An awesome fountain that smelled like the sea!
And me in front of it
This was a walkway along the lake where you can sit and relax and take in the scenery.
So of course I had to take this and show everyone that there is a McDonalds in Switzerland!
And this is the inside of it! Probably one of the nicest I have seen!
And of course only in Europe would they have their own section called McCafe with coffee, brioche, and other yummy looking pastries.
We saw a little train go by that brought people around to tour the city.
But we decided we were hungry and we ate some lunch sitting next to the lake. We had made our own lunches, so I had my panini, tomato, mozzarella and balsamic dressing on foccacia bread which I had gotten the day before from a bakery near my school. It was huge:
Anyway, after lunch we got on a boat that stops at different towns and also lets you take in the serene atmosphere around you.
Catia and I!
Some of the views on the boat
ME!
How amazing!?
A cool water fountain in the lake.
Me and my crazy hair from the wind of the boat ride.
A cool house on the top of that mountain
The view from behind the boat of the town we started at (Lugano)
Pulling into town #1
I took a picture of me at every town.
It was named crotto san rocco
Town #2. caprino!
A view from the boat!
Town #3, grotto del pescatori
A lonely house just hanging out in the mountain, George Clooney probably lives there for all we know
Last town before we got off!
Grotto Teresa
The Alps!!
Just so picture perfect!
I cannot believe I was there!
We got to our last stop, Gardina, where we would get off and hike back to Lugano where we started.
Here we go...
Look at the views we had during this trek
The lake
We had some ups and downs
But nothing was better than what was sitting right next to us the whole time
Down the stairs
All my companions!
The blue water
What an awesome photo shoot!
I swear every second I was taking a picture
The huge hotel that we passed! Easily costs 500 a night probably...but we thought..
If we won big here, that we could live big in the hotel! I also took this because it reminded me of my Dad! It is the first casino I have seen in Europe!
How cool, a big life sized game of chess on the side streets
We cannot forget that this is chocolate capital of the world, so I got some chocolate gelato and it was the best I have had this whole trip so far.The chocolate was just perfect! I also bought lots of chocolate so if you want to reserve your spot on line for receiving the gift of chocolate from me, sign up now and FAST!
Oh, we casually bumped into George again, he seems to be following us from Como to Switzerland to who knows where next!
His big Nespresso brand that he said we are welcome to come to anytime!
And as we were walking around, I found this person! She was quite kind and let me take a picture with her! :P
And last but not least, to end on a good note, we all had an amazing time as usual. Europe does not stop surprising me and amazing me with all its beautiful scenery and architecture! Its only been 3 weeks, and I cannot believe my eyes, and my camera cannot believe that I have taken almost 1000 pictures so far. I cannot help it people, this place is unimaginably amazing!
We took our train ride home totally exhausted and pooped. We finally got home, and I made some dinner. It was so good, I made pasta with olive oil, onions, garlic and zucchini!
I enjoyed my dinner and prepared for my first classes tomorrow!! I am excited and nervous all at the same time, but wish me luck, and I will keep you updated on everything that goes on. I had such a great time in Switzerland today, it made me think about how much I can see myself living in Europe in the future. I have so many places left to explore and they all just seem to be getting better and better, lets hope that streak continues! Love you all and miss you a lot! Stay classy America, night!
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Love always,
<3 Lauren
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