We got out of class at 2 and Jeanne, Raphael and I hopped on the ferry headed to Luzern. It was actually a really nice ferry and the sun was shining very nicely on our pale little faces. It was nice to see Vitznau and all of the other quaint towns on the lake from the lake. The water in Lake Luzern is so clean! Even the water in the harbor is crystal clear!
Our soul purpose for our adventure to Luzern was to book our train tickets for Budapest and Vienna. That only took 10 minutes, so we had an hour to kill. There were a few people that were decked out in green - they were all American's - SURPRISE! We walked around for a bit and got back to the ferry in time for its departure.
When we returned, we had a small dinner and then, of course, started celebrating. Everyone was in our room and we were YouTubing Irish songs...it got pretty wild. The people that came from my school as well as the people from DCT are, for the most part, very welcoming.
We went to one of the two bars in Vitznau after the party in our room where we were welcomed by Wendell and the entire fireman squad of Vitznau! They were so cute! They were all in their uniforms that looked as if they were from the 1950s and their fireman equipment consisted of hats and a rope. I'm not sure what would happen if there was a fire- they were all pretty sloshed... Wendell's father even took the hike down the mountain to meet him at the bar. He is such a typical Swiss farmer- pipe, hat, et all.
They had colored hard boiled eggs that we got to eat, too. They were very yummy and can be found all over Switzerland- they are ready for easter! There is chocolate everywhere! It's dangerous.
This morning was rough! I didn't get to bed until 2 and we had class at 7:30 AM! No one was awake! I felt badly for dozing off, but everyone knows not to schedule class for 7 after St. Patty's day. DUH! She let us out early thank GOD!
When I thought I was in the clear, Jeanne reminded me of the 3-hour German lesson that was to be had. Woof! I forged ahead and put my best foot forward. We learned about time, verbs, family, and some other things that I clearly did not retain. The sun was shining in the room very nicely, so that made the time go by faster.
After German, the group of us that is going to Prague next weekend got on the ferry and went to Weggis, which is the next town over and is a bit larger than Vitznau. We booked the tickets and then waited for the bus that was to come the following hour. We all just sat around and soaked up the beauty. Everywhere I go, I am astonished at how beautiful everything is!
Bus home- wrote a paper- dinner- and here I am. Tonight is a lot of the kids from DCT's last night, so everyone is very crazy. A lot of yelling, crying, laughing...it feels like the last day of camp or something.
ps the sunset at dinner was gorgeous! It looked like a million shades of pink and purple and yellow and orange whisked together in the sky like a display of cotton candy, swerving in and out of the mountain peaks. Absolutely breath-taking!
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