Wednesday 11JUL2007
Today's Activities: Ferry to Chillon Castle, Jazz I Performance &
Jazz II Performance.
From Chillon Castle:
Bonjour, to everyone back in the states. This is Evan Bybee
reporting on our wonderful time in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Our
morning began like any other. An early wake-up call and a quick
trip to the breakfast buffet. The croissants have been
particularly excellent. Then it was on the bus and off to
Grindelwald. Two hours can really fly by with friends, an ipod
or, the apparent most popular, a quick nap. It began to rain as
the bus pulled into the quaint little German speaking town. Some
of us were a little disappointed. There was promise of
snow. There wasn’t. So, upon arrival the umbrellas came out
and we were all herded to the pfingstegg gondola. It was a
relatively short trip, but the view was positively breath taking and
even then, that is a complete understatement. The clouds were
pure white and hugged the top of the mountains as if they were a
blanket tucking them in for a nice long nap. The falling rain
disappearing into the pure green sea below us, as we raised into the
heavens above. It only took about three or four trips of the
gondola to get us to the top and about five to ten minutes to soak in
the view. Regrettably, because of the rain, the toboggan was
closed and we were not able to go flying down the mountain on a small
piece of metal on a really big slide. Thus, we had two
possibilities to return to the village: the gondola or a nice scenic
hike with Mr. J. We all ended up at the same place, but those who
went on the hike got to see more of the country side. Back in the
town, everyone was alive and filled with excitement at all the goodies
that Grindelwald had to offer. I even partook in a particularly
delicious dish entitled Goulash. So, with our wallets lighter and
our hearts even higher, we got back on our busses and returned to
Montreux for our afternoon performance. Traveling is an exciting,
well, adventure and there is really no other way to explain it.
Even with disappointment everyone had such an ecstatic experience that
our trip to Grindelwald, Switzerland is one that I doubt anyone will
soon forget.
Jazz I Performance
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today's Jazz I Performance
Jazz II Performance
