My fourth entry in this series.
Now this is a very late entry!
I've been a bit pre-occupied with school and other things. I hope you guys enjoy my blog entry nevertheless
Grüetzi from Switzerland *enter cow "moo"*
From Italy we (me and the Trafalgar tour, if you forgot) drove to Switzerland, it was the longest drive of our trip, lots of stops and lots of exhausting traffic. By the time we all reached there, we were so tired. So we went straight to the hotel room and slept. The next day we were ready for Switzerland. Switzerland is a much disciplined country I thought, very polite but very stern.
Interesting piece of trivia: When you finish school, it is a law to join the army + every household in Switzerland must own a bomb shelter and an armed firearm.
First up we went shopping at Switzerland, got the usual Swiss Army knife and watch and after had lunch at a fondue resturanunt , which was so fun. They of course served fondue and we had some great Swiss entertainment like a Swiss band and some yodelling.
Following the Fondue stop it was time to walk up the Mount Pilatis. Where tales tell of the mystical dragons which reside on top of the mountain, some say they were all killed off but others say they can still hear their screeching roars haunting the mountain. When I reached the top, it was a beautiful sight, it was like a scene out of the lord of the rings, the fog was pretty heavy, but we could still make out the atmosphere.
To finish the day we went on a peaceful cruise across Lake Lucern, which was magnificent seeing the mountains of Switzerland.
Overall Switzerland was great, I actually learned alot and enjoyed it, it felt like a stereotypical European country and is wonderful.
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Bonjour from France *enter lady marmalade!? (Out of ideas)*
Time for the wonderful country of France, we drove to Paris the city of beauty, love and the most famous landmark in the world next to the pyramids in Egypt.
When we got to Paris we did our own thing for the time being. We then went to the famous church, The Notre Dame (and NO I'm not the hunchback). It was great outside, but when comparing the Notre Dame to the churches in the Vatican, they look very inferior.
After a Bus ride around Paris, to get familiar with the streets and numerous historical objects of importance, it was time for a night cruise on the Seine River, where you could see the Eifel tower glowing. About 5 minutes into the cruise, a mini hurricane erupted, hail and torrential rain stormed Paris, our boat was glass and because of the hail, the glass cracked a bit OMG!, it was so fun though, I'm glad it happened, The boat ride was a bit dull anyways.
As we got off we were off the boat, the Eifel tower was in front of us in all its glowing glory, The jewel of France, the Metal monstrosity, the pride of Paris. It was 10pm, time for it to sparkle...and it did!!! So epically. Seriously Breathtakingly awesome.
The Next day arrived, which was an action packed day and the last day with the tour groupL. First up, we actually went UP the Eifel tower. It was great but so damn cold. Next off was to the Louvre museum (and no I'm not Tom Hanks – Da Vinchi code reference). Obviously we couldn't look at every painting and sculpture.
Interesting piece of trivia: If you look at every piece of artwork in the Louvre, you'd be in the Louvre for 4 weeks.
But we did see the most famous one which was the Mona Lisa, to be honest, it's so overrated. Nothing special, Just a random painting of a woman. They say Leonardo took it with him everywhere, I guess it's important, Meh!
Ok now back to the hotel to freshen up before we got to our last dinner with the tour watching the French CABERET, the cabaret is basically a clone of the Molun Rouge, the show was quite entertaining, it was a compilation of professional HOT women dancers doing such dances and performances like the famous "can can". They often had topless women which was honestly a good touch for the performances. The filler acts included magic tricks and clowns. It was a fun night had by all and a good way to say goodbye to the friends we made on the tour.
Me and my Family still had 2 days left in Paris, which we spent sleeping in, relaxing, soaking up Paris and eating snails, crepes and frogs legs yummy. And saw such sites as The Assemblée National, Les Invalides ( Naploean Bonaparte's tomb)
Overall France was a pleasure being in, Paris is just a place to love and adore, the landmarks and history make up the culture and I could easily come back for a second serving.
Au revouir End part 4
Next: Slovenia + Hong Kong
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