Warning: lack of oxygen in these high altitudes may or may not have made us a bit loopy. I apologize in advance if this blog post seems random, silly, or just, well, loopy.

Ok, we get it Switzerland. You have majestic mountains, waterfalls everywhere, and are one of the richest countries in the world. Would you like cookie? Of wait, you have the best cookies too! Blah blah blah.

By this time, everyone is slightly num to the striking views we see every minute and are getting used to the great food. This is sad for me, but with it comes some humor from the group. We have devised three games during our travels.

1. The “Is it true game?” Similar to two truths and a lie game, but with a whole lot more lies. This is more or less to humor our selves with our tour guide and see what other fabulous things there are in the great land of Switzerland.
Examples:
“Is it true that waterfalls are basically waterslides for trolls?”
“Is it true that cow bells make cows give more milk?”

So to sum this up, “Is it true that lack oxygen makes you loose brain cells?” At this point, we need help.
           
2. Giving unique names to group members or random passerbys.
Examples:
One group member that we will keep anonymous seemed to fit in better with either the German school children at the museum or the Amsterdam crowd. I choose the later option.

Our tour guide was a gem. He is what I like to call the Conrad Kvamme of Switzerland—A smart, energetic, well-informed, self-confident, and peculiar man. He was equipped with a decorative walk stick, a satchel, and a woven hat. I liked him.

3. Getting our chaperones as close to a cardiac arrest as we can.
Example:
Derek jumped over the waterfall at the gorge of an iceberg and two mountains. Spraining his ankle in the process.

Several people stumbling down a mountain.

The whole group playing with boulders while standing in the middle of a waterfall.  Did we mention the 162 cubic feet of water following per sec?

Moral of the story, this mountain air could be a bit too thin for these Minnesotans.

Anyways, we had a great day of tours at a museum and an iceberg/mountain gorge. The pictures do a whole lot more than words. Enjoy! Hope all is well back home where they the air is full of oxygen.

Love,
E

Bread from each canton or county of Switzerland.