"you have face like baby"

The day we left Luzern, we took a train called the Golden Pass. We saw absolutely amazing views. We saw the Swiss countryside, waterfalls coming down the mountains, and gorgeous lakes. The weather had FINALLY cleared up, so we were excited for the nice day. One of our train stops was in Interlaken. When we got off the train we used our best sense of direction and successfully found the lake. The water is so clear and it’s just so awesome seeing these magnificent views. After a full day of trains (about 8 hours), we finally made it to Geneva.

The first thing we noticed when we got off was that the primary language is French. It’s funny that even though we don’t know German, we had gotten used to it. But we made do. We had a little trouble finding our hostel, so we asked a business man who pointed out the steeple of the church, made a little hand movement to walk straight, and we figured it out.

Our hostel was actually one of the old buildings by the St. Pierre Cathedral. This is where John Calvin did most of his work and the Protestant Reformation started. We stayed in a dorm style room so we had eight other girls from many different parts of the world with us. On our day in Geneva, we went to the lake which was just beautiful. On the way, we stopped for our default breakfast (croissants and bananas) and the owner of the little store told us “you have face like baby. be careful; there are pickpocketers everywhere.” So I guess we were glad he was concerned for us.. Nevertheless, nothing bad happened, so it’s just a funny story. We took a boat ride around the lake and saw the mountains and all the houses and then we took a little train ride to see the rest of the main sites. Geneva has the UN headquarters which was cool to see. Ashlyn and I definitely hit our traveling wall when we made it to Geneva. We were a little tired, but we still made the most of it. We were very ready to get to London and woke up at 4:30 the next morning to get to the airport!

Calvin's Chair

We hope you’ve enjoyed the update on the beginning of our trip. Sorry that it has taken a few days, but tomorrow we will tell you about our first week in London!

Sarah