Interlaken is known for being one of the best places to skydive in the world and I can completely understand why. The journey started with a 15 minute scenic flight over the 2 lakes of Interlaken and through the Swiss Alps. After the drop, there was an enjoyable 5 minute canopy ride before landing, where the guy let me take control of the turning, spinning, etc. Incredible, incredible, incredible experience. I attached some pics of me skydiving, note the hair.
I got back from skydiving around 4, grabbed my things from the hostel and caught a train to this town called Thun. Not a touristy spot at all but I was invited to come visit the Swiss lady, Elli, who I met in Israel, shared a cab with and Recommended the hike I did yesterday so I said just why the hell not.
Ended up being an awesome evening. She picked me up from the train with an extra bike and we biked through/around town (I had my 30lb backpack on but it was still enjoyable) with the end destination being a gorgeous lake with white swans and sails all around. She said the water was "refreshing" which apparently means 62 degrees Fahrenheit and freezing. I logged a solid 20 minutes in the lake, about 17 of them standing at the bearable below waist mid thigh level and 3 minutes of actually committing. Gotta love some sweet swimming with swans in Switzerland and a good alliteration.
After the lake, we went to her friends to barbecue sausages and chill. When it's nice out on a Sunday, this is exactly what the Swiss do. Around 830, we hopped on the train to Bern, the cap of Switzerland where she gave me a quick 30 minute tour of the city before training to the airport.
My flight to Brussels is at 630am so my bed last night was the airport floor, my pillow my hoodie. Next blog post will be from Croatia, after a pit stop in Belgium- I hear they have good waffles, chocolate and beer? Could be a hell of a morning.
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