Switzerland: A Real-Life Fairy Tale
Switzerland is perfect, from having the cleanest water to the most unbelievable landscapes. Switzerland is a real-life fairy tale. It’s constantly at the top of the list for having the country with the highest quality of life but also at the top of the list for the most expensive. On top of all this, Switzerland is a neutral country. They don’t pick sides in wars, and they remain peaceful by any means necessary, even if that means they have to blow up a bridge. After traveling this magical country for the past week, I wanted to share with you all what traveling the most perfect country on the planet is like.
Arrival and First Impressions
Well, hello guys, from the wonderful lands of Switzerland. So, for the next week, we’re going to be traveling around Switzerland, and I am so excited. The only one thing that I’m not excited about is how expensive this country is. The beauty really does come with a price. Like this rental car right here was the cheapest rental car that they had, and it is still a hundred and eighty dollars per day. Also, we have not slept in over 36 hours now since we flew in from New York City to here to Switzerland, and now we are going to be road-tripping for the next couple of hours all the way down to Interlaken, where we’re gonna explore some lakes, some mountains, some valleys, and do all these adventurous activities that Switzerland has to offer. So, starting right now, let the adventure begin.
Road Trip Through Switzerland
Quick stop and learn to get some chocolate—Swiss chocolate. Chocolate secured. Going on a Switzerland road trip should be on everyone’s bucket list. Every little town that you drive through just feels like an enchanted village. We just made a quick stop in this town called Brienz, and it is just so cool exploring, walking around, seeing restaurants that are almost older than America. Oh, and also, supposedly, the most beautiful streets in all of Europe. So, this street has been voted the most beautiful street in all of Europe. With every street not only in Brienz but in all of Switzerland, I don’t know how they do it. It’s just perfect.
The Stunning Swiss Waters
I’ve seen so many photos of Switzerland where I just figured that they photoshopped and lightroomed the water to look more turquoise than it actually was, but coming here now to Brienz, I believe this is even the Brienz Lake where the water is really that blue, confirming the blue-ass water. And we learned that it is from the snow melting from the glaciers and the minerals from that and on the rocks just come here to the lake and give it this incredible turquoise blue. Speaking of clean water, Switzerland has the cleanest water on the planet, where you can just drink from these random fountains around the country. It’s really good.
Exploring Interlaken
Good morning, guys, from the beautiful Interlaken, Switzerland. After our super long travel day yesterday, we made it here at around 10 p.m. and just passed out like a ton of bricks. But there’s nothing like waking up in a new place and just being amazed by all the incredible sights, especially from your hotel window. And before we do get on with our action-packed day, I did want to show you guys what 300 dollars a night gets you here in Interlaken, Switzerland. Check this out. Yep, that’s it.
Journey to the Top of Europe
So today, we are checking off a bucket list item. We are heading to the Top of Europe. It is the highest point on the continent, where you have to take a 45-minute tram ride all the way to the top, but you do get incredible views like this. And highly recommend if you are doing this, grab a Lindt mocha, where it’s a cappuccino with a fountain of Lindt chocolate that they put in it. All right, well, we are officially the highest people in all of Europe.
Discovering the Ice Palace
Next up, we are heading to the Ice Palace. I believe we go inside of a glacier just into freezing ice-cold rock. We definitely did not dress properly for this. We are just in a little sweater. Haley has this super thin cardigan on, and we are about to freeze. It’s probably zero degrees Celsius right now. This is literally ice right here. It’s so cold. This is so cool, though—literally so cool.
A Unique Dining Experience
Now, I wanted to show you guys what a dinner out here in Switzerland can cost you. So, we came here tonight to the Top of the Met, which, haven’t tried the food yet, but these views are just miraculous. This whole entire country just looks like one giant amusement park. We have the church bells going right now. There’s trains going around. Everything is just picture-perfect. But now we’re gonna see what we get here for dinner. Haley made us get the cheese fondue, so hopefully, this is gonna be worth it. I think it’s like 65 bucks, so better be good.
Understanding Switzerland’s High Costs
After looking up why Switzerland is so expensive, I learned how the average salary in the country is nearly 125,000 dollars, with also having the highest minimum wage of 25 dollars per hour. On top of all this, anything from Switzerland, you can guarantee it will be top-of-the-line quality. Whether it’s food or watches or trains, the Swiss are magicians when it comes to engineering.
Adventure in Grindelwald
Guten Morgen from Grindelwald, Switzerland. Today, we have another very exciting action-packed day where we are taking the tram back up to a different mountain and then going to be trotty biking down. It’s kind of like these crazy little tricycles that we’re literally gonna be taking down the mountain. I don’t know how, but we’re gonna figure it out soon. Now, to get down the mountain, there are three stages, with the first being flying.
Thrill of Paragliding
Guys, the Swiss do not mess around. I thought it was going to be kind of this rinky-dink little bike that you wouldn’t be able to go too fast on, but boy, was I wrong. We were flying down the mountain. It is so hard to break. You’re going so fast. Also, you’re going through these clouds where you can possibly fall off the side of the mountain. Luckily, both of us are still alive and now celebrating with some Swiss beer.
Exploring Lauterbrunnen
So, you guys saw what 300 dollars a night gets you in Interlaken, but now we are just a couple of miles away in a town called Lauterbrunnen, which is much smaller and also much cheaper. So, when I was trying to find one of the cheaper hotels, this is what we got. We had no idea that we would have this balcony and this incredible view of the waterfall. So, I guess there are some deals out there in Switzerland.
Canyoning and Cliff Jumping
Switzerland really is just like one giant amusement park. Today, we skipped the coffees and are getting a shot of life espresso since we’re gonna be propelling off of a cliff into a canyon and then going to be canyoning around all of these Swiss mountains. Yeah, we got the wetsuits on since it is pretty darn chilly up here.
Final Reflections
After traveling Switzerland for the week, I would still concur that this country is near perfect. From the adventures to the landscapes, this place looks straight out of a Disney movie.