we took a train through the alps to interlaken, switzerland, the "extreme" sports capital of the world. what i took this to mean is the swiss people charging rich kids exhorbitant amounts of money for 20 minutes of fun. sandwiches from the supermarket were barely in the budget. though the alps were amazing, the prices and crowd made it hard to enjoy. our first hostel was real nice on account of being at a remote location on the briensee (nearby lake) 15 minutes from interlaken. our second hostel was mostly filled with rich kids sporting their greek letters and mentality that they havent been able part with yet. regardless, we spent a couple good days mountain biking, hiking, and camping in the alps. the alps are notable in that they rise almost 2000 meters nearly straight up from the valley. should have plenty of pictures up in a little while.
we took a night train from bern, switzerland to rome today. walked around the palatine hill, forum, and colloseum. as ive said about most places, rome is an interesting place. the history here probably outdoes the rest on account of the endless ruins, temples, and monuments. if my grammar is off, i blame it on the availability of very cheap wine that a tourist like myself cant help but drink.
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