Prague & Switzerland 2008

I just returned from my trip to Prague and Switzerland. It was a wonderful trip! I met lots of fun people and saw beautiful places. I was enchanted by Prague and enthralled by the beauty of the alps in Switzerland. I was able to meet up with a few of my Swiss friends. It was all fantastic! Below are a few pictures. Mike made a video of our trip in Prague. Take a look--it's in three parts: http://youtube.com/brownmike11 Just click on the "Prague, Czech Republic" video for part one. :) I'll write more later.


Natalie, Debbie, and Caroline bowling in La-Chaux-de-Fouds. I got back from a very long day and Caroline asked if I wanted to go bowling. I said yea sure. We had a great time, but by midnight I was really ready for bed.:) This pose was in memory of a pose we made in the Maldives below. :) Mercy pour tout Caroline! C'etait super de etre la.



This is the Chateau de Chillon in the southern part of Switzerland. I went when it first opened so it felt like I had the place to myself. It's on the Lake of Geneva. Very cool!
Bern is in the middle and the capitol of Switzerland. I loved the clock towers throughout Switzerland. I loved this area of Bern with the flags and the fountains.


I am literally on the "Top of Europe." That is what it is called at the Jungfrau. It was SO gorgeous!!!
This is the glacier on the "Top of Europe."
To get to the Jungfrau you have to take four different trains. This is one little village we came into and changed onto a different train. It was so charming. I LOVED the waterfalls here. Everything was so beautiful it was just stunning. The next day I went to the same village and took a cable car (actually four different cable cars) to get to a different peak. I wish that pictures could show the gradure of the area. There was just a feeling there of beauty and vastness that goes on forever.
I went to Lugano in southern Switzerland. Of course it rained, but the sun peaked out for a few minutes. It is such a charming city along the lake with the mountains.

I went to a village near by still on Lake Lugano. This is the Italian area of Switzerland where everyone spoke Italian. I still remembered my few words of Italian. It's such a beautiful language. This village is called Marcote. It was so gorgeous! It had all these stairs to go up to houses and to an old church. I would have loved to explore it longer.
I took a boat ride over to a little fishing village. Most of it is only accessible by walking. It was so interesting and beautiful. I met a school teacher (Silvie) and we had lunch together and walked back to Lugano together.
It was raining, but I just couldn't seem to get away from the rain. I think it was following me. I decided to take a boat ride despite the rain. It was still very beautiful on the lake with the mountains and the tiny villages the boat went to.
This is called the golden road. It's at the Prague castle and had little shops.
The Charles Bridge in Prague. Mike and I went at sundown.
Mike and I hiked up to the metronome in Prague. It gave us great views of the city! You can see some of Prague in the background with the bridges.

Mike and I in Prague with the Prague Castle in the background.