So I made it home from Europe safe and sound a week ago (last Monday). We left Bremen, Germany by train and arrived in Amsterdam a few hours later. We had 6 hours in Adam before our flight left so we did the Amsterdam thing. Our plane left around 10:30pm and we arrived in Reyjavik, Iceland at 11:30pm local time (3 hour flight). Obviously it was still light out because it was Iceland. We were debating sleeping in the airport and finding a cheap hotel. This is when we made one of the best decisions of the trip and found a cheap hotel. It ended up being just across the airport and was an old military hanger filled with bunks. I think the 2 of us slept there for about 25$ total which was sweet. We woke up in the morning and headed home. Made it back into the States around 4pm. It was nice to be back and the first thing we did was grab some Dunkin Donuts, typical Americans. I think a month is the perfect time to be abroad if you're not staying in one place. After about a month things like the language barrier just get old. If I were living in a place for a few months it would be different because I'd have a permanent residence and would probably attempt to learn the language.

As far as the trip I'll give a quick recap. We flew into Amsterdam and chilled there for a few days. Went to Bremen, Germany where my study abroad was located. The first weekend there my brother and I went to Stockholm, Sweden which was a sick city. The next weekend we went to Intleraken, Switzerland which was the sickest city on the planet for anyone who enjoys being outdoors. The following weekend we just hung out in Bremen and took it easy. Everyone was running out of money so I just hung with everyone else. I ended up getting two A's in my "classes" if thats what you even want to call them.

So onto Switzerland. The first day there we went white water rafting on the Luchina (not actual spelling but what it sounds like). Stupid me I didn't buy the pictures but I definitely should have. The next day we went Canyoning which was SICK. It's basically starting at the top of a canyon and jumping, sliding, and rappelling down. This was such an awesome experience. At first your just hanging out in this little creek while they brief you and it doesn't look very impressive. Then you walk around the corner and are looking straight down this canyon with a raging river running through it. The very first thing you have to do is jump off of a 20ft waterfall into a very small pool below. Here's a few pictures:

Here is me jumping off of one of the first jumps. It was about a 20ft waterfall:


Here is me jumping off of another waterfall and posing for the camera:


Here is me and my brother. Which this one would have come out a little clearer:


This is me going down one of the numerous slides. Pictures don't do it justice:


Here I am jumping off the very last ledge. This pool was so small and had a waterfall right at the end that someone had to grab you and yank you out of the water so you didn't tumble down the waterfall:


This was our view from our hostel in Interlaken:


Me giving the thumbs up right before bungy jumping. The jump was 85m and THE scariest thing I've ever done in my life hands down:


No turning back now. Oh shit, oh shit!




Dangling:


Another view:


This is me right after I jumped off Canyon Jumping. Basically its a massive rope swing through the same canyon I had just bungy jumped into:



Swinging through the canyon. Notice the raging river beneath me. I ended up being about 15' above it while swinging.


Still Swinging:


One of the main reasons my brother and I went to Switzerland was to skydive in the Swiss Alps. Our first attempt was unsuccessful as the clouds and rain moved in. We were supposed to catch a plane from Milan Italy back to Germany on Sunday morning but come Saturday night we had still not Skydiven(?) yet. The weather looked good for Sunday so we said Fuck It and decided to skip our flight and go skydiving. Unfortunately they can't take the plane up on Sundays because the Church complains or something so we had to take a Helicopter. Still pretty cool, my first time on a Heli. One of the downsides though is that since the heli is so small you can only get a "hand cam" video rather than another jumper filming. So we went up in the Heli to 13000' and we jumped. Obviously I was tandem but it was simply amazing. The views were ridiculous. Jumping from a heli 13k' up wasn't nearly as scary as bungy jumping. The free fall lasted about 45 seconds then the glide down lasted a few minutes. Simply amazing. Unfortunately I got an email from the company a few days later saying my video had messed up and they weren't going to be able to get it to me. FUCK! Oh well, my twin brother's worked so I'll just steal some of his pics and say its me. I still got a few pics before and after. Here's me in my jumpsuit:



Here are a few more pics from the entire trip:

40 person flip cup in our Hostel in Interlaken:


Finishing a beer in Stockholm:


After hiking a pretty good ways. Thats Interlaken down below:


MJ memorial in Bremen (pffff):


Over deerrreee:


Red Light District in Amsterdam. We were actually sitting in a bar with a few guys from England and snapped some pics across the street. Having a camera in the RL district is risky as there are guys that walk around and will smash them to the ground.


Sick boat in Stockholm. I want a pirate ship:




I also have a video of me bungy jumping that is REALLY badass. I will post it later though as this is already getting pretty long and I want to make sure you watch it. I also just moved into a new house and just got internet (hence why this post took so long). The house is badass. I will take some pics and post them soon. This post is getting entirely too long though and no one will probably read it but oh well. Time to get back to the grind to make up for my losses in Europe. Peace


Cliffnotes: Went to Europe, had a blast, back in USA.