Today we had the choice to do one of two optionals: skydiving or a train ride up the alps. I decided to do the train ride for a few reasons and not because I chickened out of skydiving!!! We took the Jungfroch (train) to the highest point in Europe. We were 12 000 feet high - the skydivers only jumped 9 000. The view at the top was amazing. Even though it was summer, there was still so much snow. We got to walk through the middle of a glacier which was an incredi...

Today we travelled from France to Switzerland, my favourite place in my whole tour. It was so beautiful. We stayed in a small village at the base of the Swiss Alps. On our drive today (10 hour drive day), we passed a massive lake with little villages all around it - very quaint. The water was crystal clear because it was glacier water. Tonight when we pulled in to camp, there were on-site chefs and boy did they know how to cook a meal!!! YUM!!!! Food was ...