i could be a hermit in the alps

two weekends ago.
i spent my time living in a switzerland post card
nature has a way of recharging your soul
no words can describe the beauty of this place
{interlaken, switzerland} is in the heart of the alps
we went on a weekend trip & after i was there for an hour
i decided i could stay there forever & be content


first afternoon:
we rented bikes
we wanted to tour the city & lakes on two wheels

off we rode

up hills.
down hills.
seeing a-m-a-z-i-n-g views

stopped to skip rocks

stopped for a picnic

stopped to snap photos

stopped to ponder life

stopped to take in the pure beauty of {interlaken}

then we returned the bikes

& went to a nearby park

we met everyone & had g.e.l.a.t.o

my favorite

bring em' out

bring em' out

-the chacos-

then we took a train to the top of {harder kulm}

it overlooked the valley

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that night:

back at the hostel

there were a lot of backpackers

RANDOM

i ran into this guy

from UTAH STATE

what are the odds

we were in the middle of the swiss alps

the world is so small

everyone just hung out

fun. night.

in our room

our bunk house held {30} people

in one room

??? how ???

p.s.

there was still another level to this bunk {under} us

our photo only showed level 3 and 2

balmer's hostel

t-o-t-a-l BLAST

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day two:

great outdoors day

i love mountains

16k "nature walk"

slash hike
for all of us americans, 16 kilometers is about 10 miles!

what a day!

it wasn't too strenuous, but it was long!

the views were unbelivable

the peaks were high in the sky

i kept imagining the movie "heidi"

photos were taken by the --hundreds--

we scaled the ridges of mountains

and took in every amazing view

my favorite one by ash

I- irons sisters take on the alps
N- neverending beauty
T- thirty girls in one hostel bunk house
E- everyone eating gelato
R- random boy from Utah state there
L- lake time
A- always having a good time
K- kilometer after kilometer of hiking
E- eating thai food
N- new friends

please tell me you see the "face" in the above photo

this photo was taken by sam

no editing

talk about gorgeous

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interlaken

you surpassed any place i have visited thus far

thank you