Gruezi once again,
Well, it has been another eventful weekend here in sunny, rainy, windy, boiling and freezing Switzerland. This weekend was the annual Zurich Festival, which is a bit like Queen's Day in Amsterdam, and what is usually a relatively quiet city bursts into life with over 2 million people cramming into Zurich. Near to half of the city turns into a carnival. You find everything you'd expect of a carnival; rides, bands, market stalls, a plethora of food stalls (meat on a stick was one of my favourite features) and a mass of bars, stages and music of all sorts from Hip-Hop to Bavarian knee-slapping jaunts. There were quite a few rather spectacular moments such as Friday and Saturday nights fireworks, stunt planes over the lake, motocross demos and plenty of other things going on all to entertain all ages. The festivities started on Friday and continued through to Sunday, so we spent most of Friday night and all day Saturday eating, drinking and just wandering the city and enjoying the atmosphere of it all. Zurich finally proved itself to me as knowing how to party - and I was impressed.
Sunday was a different story. Being it was the last day to use the rail pass we had, we decided to go to Mount Titlis (yeah, I giggled too). From Zurich we went to Lucerne, Lucerne down to Engelberg and then from Engelberg to just on 10,000 feet above sea level. Finally I had my chance to 'see' a real snow capped alpine mountain, close up. To get up the mountain you take a series of cable cars that ascend to the highest peak. The 1st a little 6 person cable car, the 2nd fits 80 people and the 3rd is the Titlis Rotair (the world's 1st revolving cable car - very cool if not a little disconcerting at the same time). Unfortunately, our Mountain disappeared in cloud and rain not too long after we got there, but for a brief moment we were on top of the world. We threw a few snowballs, trudged around in the snow for a bit getting rather wet and cold - all in all, it was pretty dam fun. I stood in real snow for the 1st time ever, the furthest from the ground I have ever been and caused my general brand of mischief by licking a glacial wall - as you do. I'd love to see a place like that in full swing during ski season but, again, it was one of those opportunities I'd never thought I'd have....
Well, it has been another eventful weekend here in sunny, rainy, windy, boiling and freezing Switzerland. This weekend was the annual Zurich Festival, which is a bit like Queen's Day in Amsterdam, and what is usually a relatively quiet city bursts into life with over 2 million people cramming into Zurich. Near to half of the city turns into a carnival. You find everything you'd expect of a carnival; rides, bands, market stalls, a plethora of food stalls (meat on a stick was one of my favourite features) and a mass of bars, stages and music of all sorts from Hip-Hop to Bavarian knee-slapping jaunts. There were quite a few rather spectacular moments such as Friday and Saturday nights fireworks, stunt planes over the lake, motocross demos and plenty of other things going on all to entertain all ages. The festivities started on Friday and continued through to Sunday, so we spent most of Friday night and all day Saturday eating, drinking and just wandering the city and enjoying the atmosphere of it all. Zurich finally proved itself to me as knowing how to party - and I was impressed.
Sunday was a different story. Being it was the last day to use the rail pass we had, we decided to go to Mount Titlis (yeah, I giggled too). From Zurich we went to Lucerne, Lucerne down to Engelberg and then from Engelberg to just on 10,000 feet above sea level. Finally I had my chance to 'see' a real snow capped alpine mountain, close up. To get up the mountain you take a series of cable cars that ascend to the highest peak. The 1st a little 6 person cable car, the 2nd fits 80 people and the 3rd is the Titlis Rotair (the world's 1st revolving cable car - very cool if not a little disconcerting at the same time). Unfortunately, our Mountain disappeared in cloud and rain not too long after we got there, but for a brief moment we were on top of the world. We threw a few snowballs, trudged around in the snow for a bit getting rather wet and cold - all in all, it was pretty dam fun. I stood in real snow for the 1st time ever, the furthest from the ground I have ever been and caused my general brand of mischief by licking a glacial wall - as you do. I'd love to see a place like that in full swing during ski season but, again, it was one of those opportunities I'd never thought I'd have....
Like having a snowball thrown at me....
or disappearing into the clouds....
and being in a place like this....
and this.Other than continuing our adventures through Europe, we are both keeping well - Ness is of course working hard and I've spent my morning entering data from tour surveys (the things we do for a buck). We hope everyone back home is all good, but here's a special shout out to my little mate Sammy - Uncle Jim and Aunty Ness are thinking of you. On that note, we shall love you and leave you, we'll be sure to have a few more photos from our weekend on the blog soon, but until next time,Peace and Regards to all,
Jimi and Ness.
Oh, I nearly forgot, if you suffer from bad skin - come over to Switzerland and soak the pain away in a tub filled with whey. No way - way. Is there anything they don't do with milk products over here - maybe that is a question that shouldn't be asked.
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