Luckily this weekend, I didn't actually have to do any learning, just had to have some good times and spend some large quantities of mula. The first night we were there, we went to the house that we stayed at to check in with Rachel, our foux host-mom. She showed us our rooms, and we dropped off our stuff then headed to the aldstadt in Zurich. We walked around and saw some things and some places and it was all very pretty. We tried to find somewhere to eat for cheap but quickly learned that it was impossible to find much of anything for under 10 swiss franks. We ended up splitting 20 McNuggets which cost us 15.90 Franks if I remember correctly. We walked around the aldstadt some more then headed back home to get some sleeps so that we could have a blast on Saturday.
On Saturday we woke up early and ate breakfast at the house, then headed to one of the highest points in Zurich so that we could scout out a fun place to go in the afternoon. The past statement was a lie, we just went for the view. We had a half hour train ride then another 20 minute hike or so to the top, and then after that, a 10 minute stair climb (training for the Eiffel Tower) to the top of the observation tower. From there we could see the entire world... of Zurich. After we had our fair share of the view, we headed back down, ate some expensive bratwurst and fries, then headed to our next destination, the Rhinefalls. As the name implies, this is the largest waterfall in Europe. It was a one hour tram ride of good fun, and when we were almost there, the train went right past the falls, which were indeed the largest falls in Europe. We had to walk a good twenty minutes from the train station to get back to the falls, but it was an excellent walk none-the-less. We observed the falls from many different angles and then headed across on a ferry to get to the Otherside. After disembarking, we hiked up to an ADVENTURE PARK. This was indeed as much fun as it sounds when said in all caps. It was 40 franks for 3 hours of awesome zipline-ropescourse-don't-fall-to-your-doom excitement. We enjoyed our 40 franks worth and then a few more, and then went home after our 3 hours were up/ it started pouring rain. When we got back home, which was super late, we tried to find a somewhat fancy place to eat and get some Swiss food, but were unsuccessful, because it was so late. We ended up going to a Doner place and getting some more expensive fewd. We then fell asleep back at our place to restore our energy levels for Sunday.
On Sunday, we woke up, morning routined, and then headed back into the city for our last few hours of funzies. We walked down the street with all the ultra-expensive stores, such as Rolex and Omega, and bought each other 40,000 frank watches. At the end of the street, a giant lake, lake Zurich, awaited our arrival. I bought a Swiss Swiss Army knife at a tourist shop near the shore, and then we sat and had a tasse of coffee in order to maximize relaxation prior to heading back to Bonn. We then headed back to Bonn via 4 different trains, one of which was delayed by an hour due to sneaky trespassers doing sneaky things that caused our train to be delayed by an hour. Twas an awesome weekend and I'd certainly recommend that any of my fellow comrades who are looking for a good time to go to Zurich. And pack lots of food so you won't have to buy it there.
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