Switzerland DOES have the BEST chocolate!

Last weekend I went to Switzerland and it was such a great trip! Even the flight over was amazing because we went over the Alps! There are sooo big!! And they just go on for miles as far as the eye can see! Our first stop was in Basel which is a cute little city. We checked into our hostel and went exploring. We didn't start out too well, because we got on the right bus, but wrong direction. Luckily Swiss people are really nice and told us when to get off so that we could catch the right bus. Another thing we learned is that they don't have to pay to ride the buses. Our hostel person told us that you may have to pay like once a month. So it was crazy to see people getting on the bus in the back. Once we got off at the right spot, we were surronding by cute little buildings that felt really European. We walked to the Monster Cathedral, but we couldn't get in because it was closed but we were able to go around it to where there was a balcony. We were able to see the Rhine River and the other side of the town. We were told that we should take a boat across the river which was only a 5 minute ride, if that. It was a lot of fun, and quite a touristy thing to do. After we got to the other side, we did some more exploring and got some dinner. After dinner is dessert and you know what that means...CHOCOLATE!! I had my taste of real Swiss chocolate and it was soooooooo delicious. I was hooked and now I am a chocolate snob. Later that night we went out to a pub to check out the night life. We went to a club too, but the Swiss don't know how to have a fiesta like Spanish people do. So we decided to call it a night because the next day was a trip to Lucerne!

Lucerne is where you can see the Alps, so we were all really excited to see them and the city. We hopped on a train and again we did something wrong. Apparently we sat in the first class without knowing it, so when the ticket puncher came around, he told us that we have to move. Oops! The train ride was so pretty. And we knew we were getting close when we saw a huuuuuge mountain. When we got off the train and walked outside of the station, I was in awe of what I was seeing. Lucerne is surrounded by the snow-covered Alps and it is such a beautiful place. I immediately started taking pictures and I couldn't stop staring at the Alps. It was just so cool to actually see them. We made our way to our hostel and then started exploring the new city. We started by going through the longest covered bridge in the world! Right beside the bridge is a tower that was used as a torture chamber back in the day. Nice huh. Then we made our way to the Dying Lion monument, which symbolizes the Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution. It was carved out of natural rock and it was really cool. After that, we were on a mission to find a place that we could go up to get a complete view of the city and the Alps. We couldn't find any and there were towers for that purpose, but they're closed in the winter. Lame. After lunch, we took a little break to recuperate, then it was back to touring. We walked over to a little park by the lake and again, there were some great views of the Alps. We walked around to the older part of the city which had some really cool buildings that were decorated on the outside. Along the way, we stopped in some stores and got some really cool stuff and tons of chocolate. We all bought at least 10 bars of chocolate, but some of those bars were for friends and family. We went out for some dinner that night and in the distance on one of the mountains, you could see a string of lights, and I decided that some day, I will come back to Switzerland and be where those lights are on the mountain because that just looked too cool. After a full day of walking, I was dead. We were going to go out, but only 2 of my friends did. My other friend and I ended up watching Titanic in German and then Murder by Numbers in German. It was pretty funny because we had no idea what they were saying. Switzerland was such a cool country with some really nice people. I definitely want to go back!