June 20, 2009

So I haven't blogged in a while. Things have been busy and I never go the chance. We are now in Lucerne, Switzerland.  It isn't the most impressive city. The mountains aren't the greatest right now, I heard they get better when we hit the real alps on our way to Geneva. The city is pretty, with lots of cobblestone streets and river that runs right through the center. But it is mad expensive here. My meal at McDonalds cost 14 bucks... crazy. 

Anyways, out last few days in Innsbruck were nice. We visited Swarovski HQs on Wednesday. It was stunning to see so many crystals everywhere. Even the bathroom symbols were made of crystals! We then went to a mountain lake on Thursday. It was absolutely amazing with huge mountains overlooking this deep blue lake. The water was freezing cold, and everyone had their first jump in off of a diving board. When you hit the water it felt like hundreds of tiny knives poking you it was so cold. Me, Amy, Val, Dave, and Kyle got an electric boat for 17 euros that went 2 miles per hour and cruised around the lake for a bit. It was neat to see the mountains and lake from a different perspective than just the "beach." There really was no beach, it was just grass and about two feet of rocks. The day was perfect, really relaxing and refreshing. The next day we got up early and headed off to Switzerland. I slept for most of the ride and apparently missed some mountains, though it wasn't the greatest (so I heard). It was neat to just keep driving through mountains, hitting tunnels every so often and then some sweet mountain lakes. 

Lucerne is nice, but again not the most impressive town. For one, we got here on Friday and our first day here Saturday, everything closes around four. So we didn't too much tonight and it has rained quite a bit since we got here. Lets hope the weather gets better. On monday we visit Credit Suisse and Suisse Bank, it will be cool to see some swiss banks!