Switzerland
I first mentioned in my Mountains post how, after my High School graduation, I really wanted to see the mountains of Colorado and my travel agent mom surprised me with a trip to Switzerland instead that I will appreciate forever. I did not realize just how different yet the same everything is. The goal was minimalistic luggage with only a backpack and lodging with the only requirement being a private bathroom so hostels were out. Even if Hostel was just a movie, the thought of a shared bunk bed with other strangers seems a little too weird to me. It was the first time going outside of America for me. I had never been to Europe before then and I remember the flight to London being really long but was good overall. I don’t remember much of it though I do remember being grateful there were no screaming children. We dropped our bags at the luggage ‘day care’ to avoid taking around with us, which we got a laugh at. We had a layover here so decided to take a few hours to explore. ...