Remember that whiny, depressed, life hating
bitch girl from
yesterday? Good. Me either. Because Friday's are happy and I refuse to let her back in this space.
I have decided that I really want to share my post-grad
Eurotrip with blogland. So, WELCOME ABOARD for this little photo-clad
trip down memory lane!
(scroll all the way to the end for all the pics!)
Here’s the general overview: After graduation I
“back-packed” Europe with two of my best girlfriends as my graduation gift from
my parents. We did 8 cities in 3 countries over 21 days.
While I could bore you all with the details and places we
went every day, we both know that is a painful, unnecessary thing to do.
Instead I am going to share with you the FUNNIEST parts of
our trip. Because really, that’s where/when the memories were made!
Part 1 of
E U R O T R I P: Switzerland
In
Interlaken,
Switzerland we went out to the one bar in town, after a long day of
canyoning. They were having two
for one drinks…. I could probably end the story there, but let’s continue. (Watch a
VIDEO OF CANYONING)
The bar was having some kind of dress-up event and although
I got the feeling several of the dressed up individuals were gay men, we had no
trouble finding the straight ones. By the end of the night the 3 of us had 3
make-outs under our belts, and one of us didn’t kiss a guy at all – I’ll let
that one sink in…
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Night out in Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWykfomQrawXNuVmUKoorANB8kvAtOK0Z8kVIE7YQKRL9muBtjh2FUEIphH5FMHBvGD554ktF7sdjq6E9LqskZlwDBpOoB_CLI6Jjme8RI7zVA_ftgbGFLWcUWGHC0matP5vjS_J-dF9Q/s1600/35689_587716689284_3557474_n.jpg) |
See my stack of beer cups already? And they were BIG beers... ugh |
I made it a point to call out our canyoning guide, dance ridiculously and sing the American party songs at the top of my lungs without abandon. I will claim my (one) make out sesh with a buff Swiss man who
could speak no English other than to tell me he liked my hair. I proceeded to
get WAAAAAY too intoxicated, thus the poor choices already indicated.
By the time we headed back to the hostel we all are adorned
with ridiculous costume items – me a boa (which I still have) and Jessie in an
elephant headband. Katie had been asked to go para-sailing so I think she wins the take-aways.
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Night out in Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvje0k0QPCxg2hWwjc_fwS8MAwTPBI-ShnL3Es-k9kuMzCoS6oFEL9Zj59Wlm4f5cz7AqqKy1E_wXEFS0mapLJ5-Vuzr5BZUmrUIpX2f0PiztMPcoJnB6OvEHll75rDS609dpqCcJ4M4/s1600/35689_587716709244_6267881_n.jpg) |
No, that's not who I made out with (I don't think) |
Belligerent me was furious that my friends made me leave the
bar and my buff Swiss make out partner and I made sure to scream at them about
going in the wrong door at the hostel (which I was RIGHT about, I will point
out).
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Night out in Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0JYsmZdrO8bizRpNt5rpkV1UmKdyKpfdNbXQXjmYdKVIsvX5wQIj7f8eoSNYLhfVzHqoMTm99omXxYtI04S_bPZhAHj2NATFBxpb-4C9Wy4ZeydQwiHu_9x2PCVfOA0ieZtBigi8fqc/s1600/35689_587720990664_1638443_n.jpg) |
See pissed off me trudging ahead angrily? |
We
got up to our shared hostel room and got ready for bed – a room we shared with a family of
3.
Not
only did Drunk Laura make scene getting ready for bed, open and close the
window several times, and put her pajamas on backwards – but sometime in the
middle of the night Drunk Laura FELL OFF HER TOP BUNK.
It was loud, obvious and I am sure I cussed. Don't worry the "family" was all adults...
While
I don’t remember any of this, I think it was quite a shock to the family staying
with us, and quite hilarious to my girlfriends.
I woke up with some stiffness and a sore shoulder and not the faintest idea of why. But the best part of the following morning was finding a condom on the trunk of Jessie’s elephant headband and not knowing
how that got there. Sure, I ain't proud of the drunken idiot I was that night, but it is a memory the three of us (and our poor roommates) will have for a lifetime.
Please note why above story lends itself well to my current challenge,
Sober 'till October!
And, let me fill you in on some advice, GO TO SWITZERLAND!!! I am so glad Jessie convinced me to visit this beautiful country - it was beyond words. Back your bags and get there my friends, you won't regret it. (I wish I had more pics!)
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Zermatt, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3cvqhhjmgwlvoRIs5_ZeuPJz-KS75ZPdZodLGpjH8zCyDOtvr0UmHXJKoHf4XkEyqNDK5V2KDB6nASTOa-YmMAhhof-Rp1uu84dfDLiISfKNduQbOjkyevd649pz8fU1fFVAFYWyyLw/s1600/61188_598199596454_40308745_34558171_4810274_n+-+Copy+(2).jpg) |
There was this beautiful little chapter up at the summit viewing area for the Matterhorn |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Interlaken, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FpEWC5-kqvjp_A4MnTkiyUJw6_vJgC9DEb92nmtGQCg39hUvFxwH_WWbE024FDuJDSldI0NTHVmqxVf-4O0v_iCOx9P4g_XmWPpcrihMDRQ8_l_0qJIw_kQ0TI4_U_qIzdnn0UOTKSs/s1600/CIMG0062.jpg) |
The view from our hostel window in Interlaken |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Swiss Cow](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFd86NRgeM188OisbNaDTZLm1yvtnlqbzI2C7h7MtbWKRIXC4nr9INTsfZ78aS-8oynNJxucJmIX3Y-tDIQyb8nSRQXiiV3Xt86ny2qekWZaQo_KcM9x6hWDgULTC0TaxhK9FauRXoyE/s1600/CIMG0065.jpg) |
Swiss cows have real COW BELLS! |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Zurich, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge19bHXGvf8OKlJgzjpL4Zfri8FOiFI0pwURhndr9RDboL_eK-td8_7mEb2JNPMUEo9QGr6ep5HS6gRvChBieHmVWeAB21kkN41L2jHb_chKBJswi3V9VUWfAQiZSRdQclchnqqdnmsBw/s1600/CIMG0042.jpg) |
Pretty fountain area in Zurich |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Matterhorn, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Iz2zfauvHmaHowZkR0YqHrkyj6crBNcwn0J7FsQiYsqKlI6loB9JjDEooLeZTBmO-HYp3uf40SzMZ-9dO6UoFPyDKxOM0UB0sKt79mY-pJ-K8n3v8PK4Im2gtcqk0ka9Rvfojjm9A4/s1600/CIMG0116.jpg) |
The real life Matterhorn! |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Zermatt, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeuL_m9GvgmhH711rWl9gk93BYpW0Gh-3HB249nld_QFw6JUO2vpvReNHSc20a6lUtQq79tPCmP36fIddtT33HhHCsvUFc3xBDwJrs3BtK11O1Js3hsw92aw03XIhTbwHpvkFeOY4kjk/s1600/CIMG0137.jpg) |
Zermatt was the amazing mountain town at the base of the Matterhorn |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Matterhorn, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxj2n6srlwcjy5P387tqrHoN-G6fd_EfyK6RXyoMMXKWDPKJmzU453-2aFIbyZCvGrdVQZYUzf4jQ1ZhzYUuqUtk-U4EOXF7pS9goOBtT-slAYy86s6q9haj8DzYWQoE9UCqAJYfcpxI/s1600/CIMG0142.jpg) |
The view of the Matterhorn from town |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Canyoning Interlaken Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRpj6gpnws9OwfnKkskr7xOC9MCEe1XNDvwtWTgEAxC1xrYNB2o2AZi7g4VrsSzgqq-T7H-24Rl6zAzTaxourVy3-KMkYbr1X5UtL3M_5w7AezliPv87OM4jKao_3iGQ7VsNerJifAxI/s1600/DSC_2767+-+Copy.JPG) |
CANYONING! |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Canyoning Interlaken, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXloYfCeDWwdB3FDDRDO7C0XgFfUrrUrE5QV7_zswZ_UvYnMd2bWdfVtSoKStCu06qCkY1NzzDdIzLmq7RouwkdngIYCwfA1xSf7VitmZxyQJANx6qQn-_dieGq7UrV7jSVbYMSdXrE0/s1600/DSC_2794+-+Copy.JPG) |
I nailed it. |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Canyoning Interlaken, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPknKiuduj5UwKUILQbNV3eL70sBzq5Qn0QXgweKxXI9KQKzAglYLKs5k-EOvexF7p_ZISspTKwazUuwCdiZpGLd2Ix1nQWEJ-86QFf-76yTc0ZNvtbfFwL60VnCX6jHYObaoSc4IVao/s1600/36225_588206158384_4660318_n(1).jpg) |
The three amigos in our canyoning gear. That's glacier water, FYI |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Canyoning Interlaken, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRzpleE5PvYf6uglUE-bd0iy4QhfIgrlYBvxVX2URPfdbEGrvjiJl-zAdeB1U9p60nBXhIs9QX3OTRTJi8Cx2nR7UaHUscWOOQ-ZgdVZKh_qmXRMykK8cRscTu6OzmIim5AhC6adGfb0/s1600/DSC_2833+-+Copy.JPG) |
Our fun group! |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Swiss chocolate](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpyhJ1yvXJk4_F9k6TYtsJFMof_sw101EKQvLrWRVqdmkvP4ScZyYFcq2NoSYkXWGbsD7QnMpNBCEMaXu_NwoyVVTxpE9ItWvkxHtrjaLmTsYYSjQ095K6EK_vWW6R6KQQlUj2KQqB4Q/s1600/CIMG0138.jpg) |
Swiss Chocolate. |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Lausanne, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZlE8qqTVzfX-0OFGcIDMKX1Gjkb0fhPhJ292Y4kfiAdYRgxmn8k6JOLZ7POMBYPTOXZty74br7dwQEr7bEgnbeTOkHFneO4zWdZglqioanQ-ZJ_5pZrhY9CQOgKO4w_cXrkvK3coCpg/s1600/CIMG0170.jpg) |
The paddle boat we rented in Lausanne, had a SLIDE! |
![EUROTRIP Part 1 Lausanne, Switzerland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVIj7_R3CO1fkFtLzP9veSNt9BqjenPSLBLri0y2Y0uaMj5HNp06PyETMyUxOnCBCyJfulbWHp5LegVwv9MLfrp317-4ggkLOOm9ASAaRC1bgVaixd6o0VTRLfj0xYw6_XRNAXOG3Dxg/s1600/CIMG0167.jpg) |
Lausanne, marina |
Stay
tuned for next week’s installment when I talk Cinque Terre, Italy!
Want more? Here's
PART 2 and
PART 3!
TTFN,
That must have been such an amazing adventure! Ugh I want to visit Switzerland in the future but Germany is on my list for now :) SO what is Canyoning exactly? Lol. THE CHOCOLATES! I'd get fat just off of that. Lol Happy Friday Lauren! -Iva
ReplyDeletewow hahaha that story is HILARIOUS. so good. and Switzerland looks beautiful. I would looove to go to europe someday!
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This trip looked like sooo much fun, and those photos are gorgeous! Can't wait to see more :)
ReplyDeleteI literally laughed out loud at the recap of your night out - too funny! I went to Switzerland in high school and loved it - its breathtaking! I need to get back there asap!
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