Switzerland

So, flying into Switzerland was absolutely gorgeous. We were so excited to see what it looked like from the ground.

 We were not disappointed. Taking the bus to our hostel was absolutely a sight to see. We passed a waterfall that was behind homes. We quickly contemplated living out here, until we got off the bus and realized the weather.

After learning Amanda's grandmother had passed away we spent most of the time in the hostel figuring out the best way to make it to DC in time to go to the funeral. Fortunately, we were not in a dull hostel and had many activities to entertain ourselves with to keep the spirits up. Amanda kicked butt with her phenomenal driving skills in an old-school race simulator game. So Callie took to the slopes to try out her virtual skiing skills

After a few days cooped up inside we decided to walk around and explore St. Moritz. We found a beautiful lake to make a picnic by and a charming moth took a liking to Callie.

For our last stop on our European get-a-way we decided to hit up Munich for the wonderful OKTOBERFEST!

Budapest

On the way to Budapest we had a lovely ten hour layover in Zurich and got stranded in a very deserted airport. We locked up our luggage and milled around doing absolutely nothing. Do not believe any movie hype about being stuck in an airport over night; there is absolutely nothing to do. No shinanigans to get into, no cool security guard that will let you mess with awesome equipment. So after we figured out the suitcase locker machine (which took up 20 minutes of our time)  we then tried to find an outlet to charge our electronics. There was only one. which a girl decided to Bogart all night.

In Budapest there was a lot to see, but we never got to any of it. We decided to go to a "Party Hostel" thinking it would be a great way to meet people around our age to do fun activities in the city with and get to see some night life. There was no actual viewing of the city. The first night in we bonded with the staff and guests over fun games followed by a fun boat ride of the city. The second day we joined a bachelor party and wandered around Budapest taking in the sites between bars. The next few days were spent in the hostel making new friends and not doing much else.