Switzerland: Matterhorn

The next day I got up early again to go back to the mountains! This time I was headed for Matterhorn. It was about a 3 or 4 hour train journey, so I got up early again. After many trains, I made it to Zermatt. I had originally planned to go on a long hike…

Switzerland: Jungfrau and Grindelwald

On the next day, we had something really exciting planned: going to Jungfrau and Grindelwald. I got up at 4:30 so we could make the four-and-a-half-hour journey to the top of Europe: Jungfraujoch. The whole way there was absolutely beautiful.  After 4 trains, we finally made it to the top. The train takes you to…

Switzerland: Rheinfalls and Roman Ruins

On my second day in Switzerland, Pramay and I went to see a few places in the north of Switzerland. Our first destination was the Rheinfalls. This is apparently the biggest waterfall in Europe as far as volume of water going through it. Having seen it, that doesn’t surprise me. We got to the town…

Switzerland: Basel

I just got back from a week in Switzerland. It was a much-needed holiday after all my exams. I stayed with friends, which was also really nice. I didn’t do that much in Basel, but we did walk around the day I got there. We mostly walked around the old town on my first day….

Weekend in Inverness

This past weekend, Chloe and I got up to more Scottish adventures in Inverness.My first trip to Inverness was actually on my first day in Scotland, so this wasn’t my first time in Inverness. We weren’t doing the main touristy things there – we had a plan in mind. We chose this weekend because it was…

Day Trip to Dunnottar Castle

Last weekend, my friend Chloe and I took a day trip up to Dunnottar Castle, which is just south of Aberdeen. It was a really long day, but it was really fun! We had to wake up at about 6am to catch the train up to Aberdeen. We got in at about 8 and headed…

Day Trip to Dunnottar Castle

Last weekend, my friend Chloe and I took a day trip up to Dunnottar Castle, which is just south of Aberdeen. It was a really long day, but it was really fun! We had to wake up at about 6am to catch the train up to Aberdeen. We got in at about 8 and headed…