Today marks a daytrip to Vals, Switzerland, for a bit of hydrotherapy. The spa, Therme Vals, is built atop a source of natural springs. There are a number of pools within the spa, each with a different temperature and ambiance. There's a mineral pool, rose petal pool, a sound pool, etc. The whole setting is quite European, with a dark atmosphere, rather than America's light, airy sense of spas. And then there are the saunas (awkward!). We finished our spa expe...

Last night I had my first European clubbing experience. Not a fan. I would rather be in a place where I can hear the people I'm with, not be choking on the haze of the smoke filling the room and have the freedom to move without touching people all the time. The dancing girls on platforms didn't work to improve my opinion of the clubbing experience. My Sunday in Rapperswil was much more enjoyable. It's a quaint Swiss village, and I saw a castle! I pretended to be...

I am now in Zurich, staying with Carson! It has been overcast and cold thus far, a vast difference from my experience in Italy, and a problem considering the summer attire in my luggage. Carson has been my tour guide around the city, taking me to each of the notable churches: Grossmunster, Fraumunster and St. Peter's. The churches are not as ornate as those that I saw in Croatia and Italy, but the stained glass is remarkable. I saw both Lake Zurich and Limmat Ri...

Welcome to Switzerland...the land where cows and goats wear bells, allthe houses are dark brown with green or red shutters and flower boxesoutside each window....the land where cheese flows like wine. So yea,I am in Switzerland! It is definitely beautiful! It reminds me ofColorado, but with a European twist. Grindelwald, where I am currentlystaying, is a smaller version of Aspen. I rode the 55 Alive Tourist bus today to see some other towns in the area. I hiked ...