Les Jura

Today my host family took me to the Jura mountains! It was gray and dull outside their house, but as we got higher into the mountains the fog cleared and it was gorgeous outside! It was the first time I had seen sunshine in two days. It was wonderful. But on the ride up I thought I would get sick because the car hugged every twisty turn up the mountain, but much to my surprise I was fine. There weas a lot of picture taking so as soon as I figure out how to load my pictures on to their computer I will put them up. We went to a huge lake called Le Lac des Jeux. It was nice. There were cafés outside on the ice which I think is funny because in the states I have yet to see anyone with a desire to sit outside. (However, you may have seen such occurances, but this is my blog afterall.) We stopped at small Latieres along the way to get some cheese for the week. I have discovered that I like Gruyere that is un peu salé or salty....

On the way down the mountain we could see the alps crystal clear. I also took some pictures. It was tres jolie. My host dad explained to me where all the famous peaks were, eg. Mont Blanc. At the base of the mountains there were hazy clouds that looked like mist. So the experience was quite magical. It looked like it was a place that was very mystical. Like in the movies. Conclusion: Beautiful.

Just as a side note, there is a lot of graffiti here in Switzerland. I was actually really surprised. I was expecting a perfectly pristine country that would reprimand you severly for defacing the train stations etc. I am sure they do if the police catch you in the act, but I have found that, for example, Geneve is like any other large city. Granted it is a lot cleaner than say NYC, it has all the other quirks that large cities have...

I keep telling myself that I will read the 100+ pages I have due this Monday, but it is SO hard to force myself. Maybe I will go and try to do that...