Eating yogurt in dairy land

Tonight we are in Munich, Germany, but first here are some thoughts from lucerne, switzerland...

(3/29)
Today we took the train (twice because I left my bedding at the hostel-oops!) from interlaken to bern. It was a short and breathtakingly beautiful ride along the lake. Bern was a cute, quiet city--especially on a Sunday. Most stores were closed, but we saw a few sights like the clock tower and the bear pit. We also spent an hour or so in our 1st starbucks of the trip. It was way too expensive (6.50 us dollars for a tall coffee) but it felt like home. It was so good to sit and chat and drink a caramel macchiato. Any homesickness I was feeling dissipated. Isn't it funny how the simplest things can make a world of difference in your attitude and mindset? After seeing Bern while wearing our enormously heavy backpacks for several hours, we hopped on another train to lucerne.

We stepped out of the train station in lucerne and were greeted by a gorgeous lake and icy winds. We found our hostel easily and loved it. The room was cheerful--yellow and green walls and bedding with plenty of natural light. We had a great view of the city and the river too. Britt and I spent the evening making dinner, painting our nails, watching old episodes of grey's and chatting like we were back in the dorms at westmont. It was a much needed time of rest and fellowship for us both.

(3/30)
We did some sightseeing around lucerne today and quickly realized that there wasn't much to see. A huge lion statue was the major attraction (well, the only one that was free). We saw it twice, and let me tell you, it was lame. We walked around a while, checked e-mail, booked our next hostel, went grocery shopping for dinner, bought more truffles and fed the swans in the lake. Tonight we went for a long, scenic run through town. It felt so good--even in the cold, and we got to see the area of town where university students live and go to school.

This has been such a restful and peaceful city for us. We have loved it, but we I'm excited to be in Munich! I'm thirsty for knowledge and history and a big, busy city.

Lucerne is...
-water all around
-snowy mountains in the distance
-swans and ducks practically begging for stale bread
-2 layers of pants, 3 shirts and 2 jackets--it was cold!
-a statue roughly resembling aslan...bp would've loved it
-grocery shopping in a train station
-salad and strawberries--finally!