Saturday, May 15, 2010

Switzerland!

Switzerland was a really pretty country! We spent two nights at a hotel in Zurich, and one night in the Swiss Alps.

We chose to explore Zurich on a Sunday, where we soon discovered that pretty much everything was closed. We did, however, see the famous St. Peter's Church which has the largest clock face in Europe (9 metres in diameter). We also enjoyed a nice walk along Lake Zurich :)


We also visited Rhine Falls, which is the largest waterfall in Europe. It was about 30 minutes outside of Zurich. It was nothing compared to Niagara Falls in terms of size, but I thought it was awesome how everyone was able to fully walk around the falls on a little trail, so you could see them up close at certain points! I got some pretty awesome pictures! :)


The day we left Zurich, we visited "Wildlife Park", which is a huge park with many enclosures of different animals, including deer, lynxes, wolves, elk, wild boars, horses, and bears. The coolest area was with the wolves, where we even saw a wolf fight!


Driving in the Swiss Alps was a lot of fun, and had amazing views. We stayed overnight in a small town called Naters, and tried some traditional Swiss Fondue for dinner. It was delicious! The coolest part about the Alps was being so close to the snow, but not feeling that cold! In fact, I think the weather in the Alps was the best we've experienced thus far on our trip! Below are some pictures from driving through the Alps.




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