Switzerland

We stayed 1 week in Switzerland, in a hotel and at the home of someone connected to our university in Lviv. We took day trips from Bern to Alps, Lucern, and Lake Geneva.

Bern: We took several trains to get from Corniglia to Bern, where Nika was presenting at the international meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. Nika had a great time at the conference, she was presenting on a panel together with her advisor from Ohio University, Julie Owens. Rob also attended the conference and was able to observe Nika’s presentations. We took a day trip from Bern to Luzern, where we visited with Rob’s best friend from US who was in Europe at that time.

The Alps: We hiked for two days in the Alps in an area by Interlaken. First day, we took a train to Lauterbrunnen, then a lift card to Grütschalp, and walked to Mürren. It was somewhat clouded this day, so we did not get to see all of the snow peaks, but the views were still great. Second day was very sunny and clear. We took a train to Grindelwald and hiked up a path to the village of Bussalp. We got amazing view of mountain Eiger and many other snow peaks. We got back to Bern to a wonderful traditional Swiss dinner (potatoes and cheese) make by our hosts.

Lake Geneva: We took a train to Lausanne and explored the city. From there, we enjoyed a 3-hour boat trip of lake Geneva that took us by the Alps and the castle Chateua de Chillon.