Solothurn!
Maddie showing us how to eat raclette.
Me, Ceele, and Mariesa before skiing!
Most beautiful view ever!
Ceele, Katie, Me, and Mariesa at the top!
Crowds there to watch the world cup!
Mariesa and Maddie with dedicated fans!
Maddie, Katie, Me, Alex, Ceele, and Mariesa at the ceremony after party!
Us with the amazing Thalmann family!It has been a while since I have updated my blog and a couple have weekends have gone by but I will do my best to sum up these past few weekends!
My first weekend of travel traveled with Ceele, Katie, Mariesa, and Alex. I got invited to go stay with a girl, Maddie, who lives in Switzerland. Maddie studied abroad in the United States and stayed with at Mariesa’s house so thought she would return the favor for Mariesa and some of her friends. I can honestly say it was one of the best weekends of my life. We left here on Friday and took a train out to her small town of Solothurn. It was such a cute town! It was nice to visit a place that I have never heard of before and that isn’t a huge tourist trap. The town was so peaceful and so quaint. She walked us through the town and then to her house. Her family was so welcoming from the moment we got there! They completely opened up their home for us and gave us all of their kids rooms to sleep in. That night, they cooked us this huge Swiss meal. It was this amazing cheese, Raclette, with all of these different things to drizzle it over like potatoes, pears, pickles, chicken, pineapple and a bunch of other crazy things. It was delicious! It was fun to make too! They had this specific device that allowed each person to heat up their own cheese and then you could scrape it onto your plate with these little wooden paddles. It was so amazing!
The next morning, we woke up early to go skiing in the Alps! There was a skiing World Cup in a city called Wengen not too far from Solothurn so we decided to ski there. Before we left, Maddie’s dad packed our backpacks with these amazing lunches (they were the nicest family ever!). The train ride up to the mountain was crazy! There were so many excited and crazy people going up to the ski resort and everyone was just yelling and shouting the entire time! The view was so amazing! It felt like we were on top of the world! It was such a beautiful, bright, blue, sunny day too. We were so lucky. Once we started to rent skis I started to get nervous since I haven’t skied since I was maybe 12. Turns out, I definitely forgot how to ski. Ceele (who hasn’t skied since she was 8) and I accidentally followed the other members in our group up the main lift and ended up at the top of a black diamond. Long story short, Ceele and I got left behind and it took us 4 hours, a lot of tears, and a strangers help to get down the entire mountain. We skied two towns over and had to take a small train to get back to the rental shop. After that was over, we met up with everyone else and decided it was time to relax! So Maddie told us about this “after party” she knew about. Turns out this “after party” was the World Cup award ceremony! It was so awesome! There was a huge stage and crowds of people waving Swiss flags around and people painted in red and white from head to toe! After the ceremony, there was these huge party tents filled with people. They had a live band, a DJ, and tons of dancing! We spent the rest of the night dancing (still in our ski clothes) and then made the adventure back to Solothurn where her mom had homemade lasagna waiting on the table for us! So incredible!
Sunday morning, we all slept in till about 11. When we woke up, her parents made us this amazing Swiss lunch! We had rosti (basically hash browns) with meat over it along with rice, salad, and bread. Then they brought out these slices of pineapple with drizzled chocolate and whipped cream on top for dessert! After lunch, it was unfortunately time to head back to Lausanne. It was such an amazing weekend! It was such an incredible experience to get to stay in a home with a Swiss family. It allowed me to experience Swiss culture in a whole new way!
My first weekend of travel traveled with Ceele, Katie, Mariesa, and Alex. I got invited to go stay with a girl, Maddie, who lives in Switzerland. Maddie studied abroad in the United States and stayed with at Mariesa’s house so thought she would return the favor for Mariesa and some of her friends. I can honestly say it was one of the best weekends of my life. We left here on Friday and took a train out to her small town of Solothurn. It was such a cute town! It was nice to visit a place that I have never heard of before and that isn’t a huge tourist trap. The town was so peaceful and so quaint. She walked us through the town and then to her house. Her family was so welcoming from the moment we got there! They completely opened up their home for us and gave us all of their kids rooms to sleep in. That night, they cooked us this huge Swiss meal. It was this amazing cheese, Raclette, with all of these different things to drizzle it over like potatoes, pears, pickles, chicken, pineapple and a bunch of other crazy things. It was delicious! It was fun to make too! They had this specific device that allowed each person to heat up their own cheese and then you could scrape it onto your plate with these little wooden paddles. It was so amazing!
The next morning, we woke up early to go skiing in the Alps! There was a skiing World Cup in a city called Wengen not too far from Solothurn so we decided to ski there. Before we left, Maddie’s dad packed our backpacks with these amazing lunches (they were the nicest family ever!). The train ride up to the mountain was crazy! There were so many excited and crazy people going up to the ski resort and everyone was just yelling and shouting the entire time! The view was so amazing! It felt like we were on top of the world! It was such a beautiful, bright, blue, sunny day too. We were so lucky. Once we started to rent skis I started to get nervous since I haven’t skied since I was maybe 12. Turns out, I definitely forgot how to ski. Ceele (who hasn’t skied since she was 8) and I accidentally followed the other members in our group up the main lift and ended up at the top of a black diamond. Long story short, Ceele and I got left behind and it took us 4 hours, a lot of tears, and a strangers help to get down the entire mountain. We skied two towns over and had to take a small train to get back to the rental shop. After that was over, we met up with everyone else and decided it was time to relax! So Maddie told us about this “after party” she knew about. Turns out this “after party” was the World Cup award ceremony! It was so awesome! There was a huge stage and crowds of people waving Swiss flags around and people painted in red and white from head to toe! After the ceremony, there was these huge party tents filled with people. They had a live band, a DJ, and tons of dancing! We spent the rest of the night dancing (still in our ski clothes) and then made the adventure back to Solothurn where her mom had homemade lasagna waiting on the table for us! So incredible!
Sunday morning, we all slept in till about 11. When we woke up, her parents made us this amazing Swiss lunch! We had rosti (basically hash browns) with meat over it along with rice, salad, and bread. Then they brought out these slices of pineapple with drizzled chocolate and whipped cream on top for dessert! After lunch, it was unfortunately time to head back to Lausanne. It was such an amazing weekend! It was such an incredible experience to get to stay in a home with a Swiss family. It allowed me to experience Swiss culture in a whole new way!
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