From Lyon we where to take a train to Geneva where we would make a connection through Bern and then we would eventually make it to Interlaken. This seemed straightforward when got on the train that said it was going to Geneva. However, when we arrived in Annemasse, France, the last stop for the train without ever making it to Geneva we where not quite sure where we went wrong. So we got off the train a little stressed but after looking at a map and talking to information we found out Annemasse is essentially a twin city with Geneva. All we had to do was take a 10 minute train to Geneva and then a 15 minute street car to the main train station.
So we took the short train ride to Geneva and then found the street car we needed to take to the train station. While there we decided to grab a slice of pizza. After paying 10 Swiss francs (about 10 CAD) for this slice we realized we where now in Switzerland and it is not going to be cheap. The train ride from Geneva and the connection in Bern went fine and we arrived in Interlaken at a decent time. It was cold, dark and rainy when we got there, but we found the inn we booked fairly easily. It was a typical Swiss inn that was about 400 years old.
That night we looked for some food, but as it turned out the only place open was a Mexican/Indian food spot so we settled for some samosas and nachos.
Interlaken is a place best know for its extreme sports. The problem is, we where there in between the summer and winter seasons and it was cloudy most of the time so we had to refrain from the skydiving, bungee jumping or canyoning. Instead we took a little easier pace. After having some great Rosti (a fried potato dish with cheese and sausage or bacon) we slowly walked down the main street where we found a knife shop. Until now we really had not purchased any souvenirs, so Joel decided to get a Swiss Army Knife and Scott got a cool wallet.
Later that afternoon we took a hike by one of the lakes.
That night we had a great cheese fondue in the restaurant at the bottom of our inn and took it easy watching CNN in our room. The next day we took a scenic train ride through the alps to Luzern.
From there we took the hour train ride to Bern where we had our next stay booked.
