all things cbl

So today was our last day in Switzerland. It was a rather breathtaking one.

We woke up around 8:15 or so and went and got breakfast. All the clouds were gone. Yeah! So we packed up our bags after breakfast and showering and caught a train from Interlaken West to Interlaken Ost to get the train tickets for the Jungfraujoch trip (see previous post).

We first had to get a locker..but they only accept Swiss Franks, and the money I had was two 5.00 pieces and a single 1.00 piece. The machine didnt take 5.00 pieces even though it costs 5.00. So Sammi tries to go get change, but the lady doesnt give change. So I go back and buy a 1.00 post card and give her a 5.00 and she gives me 4.00 back. We use that and hte 1.00 I had and try and lock our luggage up. Unfortunately, the locker malfunctioned and it didnt lock. so we lost that 5.00. I found other lockers that accepted a 5.00 piece so we moved to those and locked it up.

Then we stood in line for our tickets. It costs like $110/ea for the round trip. We leave on a train and climb up the mountain. We get off the train and try to get on the next train, but it’s full. As we walk around I notice I dont have our passes anymore. Efffff.. we walk around where were to find them, but they are nowhere to be found, probably on the original train. so we go into the lady at the train station and explain the situation. Luckily I had the receipt from the transaction, but she said usually I’d have to buy a new ticket. Anyway, she writes me one up after talking to someone down the hill and reading the information off to them.

We go to the top of europe after changing trains again.. so by now we’ve been on three sets of trains to get to the top. fun. We visited the ice palace, the cool observatory and walked out onto a little plateau and froze our butts off. Lots of video and pictures were had. I even almost biffed it on the ice. At least I didn’t fall down like some lady did. Yeah, we caught her fall on camera. After freezing outside we then ate there and it cost like $50 for the two of us. Sammi didnt eat her brawtworst so I ate some of it.

Came back down the mountain and stopped in Grindenwald for a few.. then back to Interlaken Ost and we stopped at a supermarket and loaded up on chocolate and other goodies. Then sammi and I walked the mile back to Interlaken West station looking for souvenirs..and a bag for our goods. Then we took a train from Interlaken West back to Ost and got our luggage out of the lockers and then caught the Inter-City train back to Bern. It’s an hour from Bern to Interlaken. Now we are here waiting in the Bern Train station “waiting room” for our 11:04pm train. Currently it is 8:45pm.

So long Switzerland. It’s been fun with your Swiss Franks and everybody speaking french and german and english.