geneva

sooo we did end up in geneva at the end of it all. we had been trying to find someone to couchsurf with and couldnt... and there are no hostels available in most of switzerland because of the euro cup thing that is held in switzerland and austria this month. well, we were going to go straight to zurich and then realized we couldnt check in to the place we had booked after ten oclock and we wouldnt arrive til late. so the night before we left nice we realized we were going to be stranded somewhere the next nite and werent sure where we would be sleeping. well, luckily a guy on couchsurfing, titus, answered my request right before we left nice. so we got very lucky and ended up in geneva the night before last at about 830pm. took the bus over here to this apartment titus shares with two others and have slept here the last two nites. for those of you who dont know about couchsurfing, that is exactly what it is. you can send requests to others on the site to surf their couch and you can host people on your own couch. its free of charge and just a sort of favor among travelers and provides a unique experience to actually stay with and interact with someone who lives in that country/city, rather than only the other foreigners at the hostels. it has been a great experience! we are actually staying with a woman who is 55 on our last two nites in europe in paris before we fly home so that should be fun too. (sorry mama, didnt wanna tell you about all this and worry you before hand, but now that weve done it, you shouldnt worry!).

yesterday we spend the entire day wandering geneva. titus' roommate was super nice (he had to run off to meet someone) and she showed us what direction to take ourselves in. we ended up wandering in a part by the river and then into the city. in rained a bit but it didnt phase us. at the end of the nite we made our way to the lake and wandered a bit by there. it was just a wonderful day, despite the weather, because we just spent the whole time wandering aimlessly.

our last day in nice was gorgeous. if youve all read haiks blog than you know that. we laid on the beach, got only a very little burn, dont worry, and went swimming. the waves were insane! we tried to get in the water and got floored. we ended up on our asses pushed to the shore in an instant. we got in a second time and made it past where the waves turn over. then its fun to face the shore so you just get lifted up when they start to come and dont know its coming. well, haik got taken to shore pretty quickly and i stayed out. then one big on came and threw me under. right after i got to the air another came over me and then a third threw me further towards shore. then i ran like hell outta there, haha. it probably looked like nothing but it felt crazy and i didnt go back in after that! hahaha. we dried in the sun and went back to the hostel and ate.

tonite we are heading to zurich and are staying with a fella there we know.

... we are halfway through. where is the time going?!