Super Weekend

Currently, I am riding on a train, headed to Wuzburg to visit a buddy. I am also in the middle of "super weekend" which happened to be a combination of the 4 day pass we recieved after "reintegration" (a series of administrative tasks and briefings to reintegrate back into Germany after deployment) and memorial day weekend- a grand total of 8 days off... awsome.

Thus far, I went up to Interlaken, Switzerland and sky dived with one of my buddies and also rented bikes and rode through the beautiful swiss alps. (The route we took was an "advanced" route, so the beauty was inbetween the deep breaths and cramped legs).

14000 Feet, 45 second freefall- pretty awsome, even more awsome was the view from the top- as soon as we broke the ridge, the view of the alps was breathtaking. Interlaken is a nice touristy city, but it did not take away from the fun. The local beer was not too bad either. The town offers an array of outdoor sports- biking, bungy jumping, rock climbing, ice climbing, ski/ snowboard, etc. defintely a place to go back to.

The hostel we stayed was also very inexpensive and clean except for the smell of a gigantic St. Benard

Only downside to the swiss trip was my breif stint at Casino Interlaken. I confidently took out 300 swiss francs and sat down at what I thought was a no limit table... it turned out to be a limit table, and I mistakenly stayed and played... oh well. Win some and lose some...