Switzerland 1 - Alpes, castles and our new flatmate Hildy

This is my first blog entry in English. In the last entry I ended things by talking about David and I’s upcoming travels to Switzerland. In the meantime I introduced him to my family and friends back home, chased him up a clock tower of the highest church in my hometown, up a mountain to see a lake, took him to a medieval festival in Germany, celebrated my birthday (twice), and flew with him around the Alps. You might wonder why this is in English. This entry is dedicated to my English speaking friends in Australia (and whoever enjoys reading what I write). I started this blog to keep my Swiss family and friends updated about my life in Australia. I thought it to be only fair, if I share my travel story of Switzerland with you in English. However, let’s start at the beginning. I travelled to Switzerland one week before David, to catch up with everyone. It was about 7 am on Tuesday 19 June, when I packed the last things, and slowly but steadily moved my two suitcases toward...