Saturday & Sunday 17th &18th July
This week, we have Saturday lectures to ensure that we fit in the 60 lectures accross the first 4 weeks. Nobody likes Saturday lectures as we have had a very full week. Finally I was able to rent a bicycle for the time left and the exercise will go towards mitigating the increased intake of chees and baguettes. Getting a bike reminded me of the freedom I felt when I first drove a car and gained my licence. Seeing the city by bicycle is going to be alot of fun.
Cultural night 2 is in the evening and there are presentations from USA, Belgium, Ireland, Serbia and Greece. Afterwards we have samplings of Irish coffee, a serbian homemade liqueur(quite strong) American beer and Belgian beer and chocolates.
Cultural Research Group examining Irish coffee!
Sunday Morning early a group of students headed off to Switzerland on the train. The train left the Strasbourg station at about 7:50 and after a change at Basel, went on to Interlaken by 11am. Switching trains at Interlaken, we were able to go up to Kleine Scheidegg which is in the Alps. Our mission was to hike from Kleine Scheidegg to Eiger Glacier. For more info on this go to our friend, wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger The glacier has retreated more that 300metres in the last 5 years and has retreated more that one kilometre in the last 150 years.
The hike only took one hour from Kleine Scheidegg, however the track was steep in sections and I spent most of the time puffed. Nothing of course to do with the Panne e' chocolate that I consumed in the morning!
I apologise for the number of photos, but I spent the day really gaping at the massive scale and beauty of the mountains.
Long view of the Eiger Glacier from one of the high points on the hiking trail
View from the train going up to Kleine Scheidegg from Interlaken
Part of the hike to Eiger Glacier, which is in the top left of the photo, the sharp
ridge in the far ground was quite steep in the last part of the hike.
At the Glacier
The continuation of the glacier to the right of the previous photo
On the train returning to Interlaken
The train ride back to Strasbourg was 3 hours late and arrived at 2am not the scheduled 11pm,so after a 30 minute walk to the FEC, I have never been so happy to climb the 4 flights of stairs to my room.
Categories: Weekend Blog
Tags: International Space University
HI KIM ,WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE YOU ARE HAVING,I LOVE READING YOUR BLOGS.IF YOU EVER GET SICK OF BEING A SCIENTIST YOU CAN TAKE UP PHOTOGRAPHY!!
BY THE WAY THE TIGERS WON AT W/E ,LESS SAID ABOUT THE KNIGHTS THE BETTER.LOVE RUTH
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Hi Ruth,
Doesn't sound good for the knights! I have missed the news over here, especially about the knights. I have been a little behind on blogs preparing for the exam on Monday next week. I will be staying in Strasbourg on the weekend to do some local sightsseeing as well as study.
cheers Kim E
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hi Mum
wish best of luck. I'm having so much fun watching these pictures instead of going to school, I'm at Charlotte's house, having fun.from ben
PS leaving now andrea
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Hey Ben, Happy Birthday again for you big day! I wish I could have been there. Wish you could be here. Love Mum
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HI KIM,ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE INTERVIEW.I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MANAGE TO STAY AWAKE SO LATE AT NIGHT.
SPOKE TO SCOTT YESTERDAY,HE WAS BUSY WITH WORK BUT WE MANAGED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF OUR RESPECTIVE FOOTY TEAMS,NOT THAT IT DID US ANY GOOD AS THEY BOTH LOST.
I FLY OUT WITH DULCIE & FAMILY ON SAT FOR HOLIDAY ON COOK ISLANDS,VERY EXCITED.I WILL MISS READING YOUR BLOGS UNLESS PETE HAS THEM ON HIS LAPTOP.ANYWAY I'LL CATCH UP WHEN WE GET BACK.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAM.LOVE RUTH
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