On our last morning in Interlaken, we rode
a train to the ski resort town of Grindelwald. The train followed the path we
had driven on the day before on the mopeds, and then went up further to the
base of some mountains. We didn’t have too much time to spend there, but were
able to follow some paths and hike a ways outside of the town. The views were
beautiful. Grindelwald is the starting point for climbing the north face of the
Eiger, so we were surrounded by some pretty impressive mountains.
After catching the train back to Interlaken, we stopped by the hostel to grab our stuff and then caught another train to Geneva. We had plans to stay with Ellen’s cousin, who is working in Geneva and lives right across the border in France. He met us near the train station and we made our way back to his apartment. After settling in, we headed out to a delicious Indian meal with him and his roommates. After traveling for a week, it was nice to stay in a more homey place. The next day we explored Geneva a little, but it was sort of a rainy and miserable day so we cut our visit a little short. That day Ellen's aunt and uncle had arrived for a visit, and that night they made us all a delicious dinner at the apartment. It was a great, relaxing last night to our trip. The next day, Saturday, was a very long day of travel. We took a bus to the Geneva airport, flew from Geneva to London and had over a four hour layover in the Gatwick airport, then flew to Dublin. Right as we got off the plane in Dublin, we ran into another group of six people from our program returning from their trip and were all very excited to see each other. After taking a three-hour bus ride from Dublin to Galway, then the drive from Galway to Spiddal, we finally arrived back at the cottage late Saturday night.
Overall our break was so much fun, and I am so happy I got to visit the places I did with the people I was with.
But now it's good to be home.
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