Zurich, Switzerland - July 13, 2009

So Zurich, what a disappointment you were.... not the city itself, but our situation. The guy that was supposed to host us suddenly backed out and we were left with no where to stay. Scheisse! (since we are no longer in France). Discovering that acccommodation is quite expensive in Zurich, and there wasn't too much to see, our stay in the Swiss financial capital was limited to an afternoon of sight seeing.

In that short time, we managed to see pretty much everything - a couple churches, the rivers, the lakes, the oh-so-glamourous flower clock, and so on. One of the best times of the day was enjoying a nice cup of coffee and chocolate croissant for only 2CHF. I guess not everything is ridiculously expensive in Switzerland!

After walking all day, we kind of got bored, did some people watching, ate a scrumptious dinner of sausage and bread and then we were off to Munich on a nice and relaxing German train.

Our arrival in Munich was a late one (around 12:30am), so we quickly hopped on a tram and made our way to "the Tent"where we would be staying.

Now, the Tent is not like any other hostel out there - it's literally a giant circus-like tent with 50 bunk beds and many lockers. Since we got in so late, we walked into a dark tent of snoring backpackers. Finding a bed for the two of us seemed to be a bit of a challenge - but we managed. I piled on 4 of the 6 blankets they gave us (April had a sleeping bag) and we dozed off. All I have to say is thank goodness for earplugs!