Chris Lewis

We’ve landed

It only took 28 hours on a plane to get here, but we’ve arrived! We ended up with a lot more time before our first bus than expected, so we decided to take a last minute harbor tour of Auckland. It was interesting, and we both stepped foot on our first volcano. After that, we …

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Hiking in Switzerland

For the last part of my trip, we went hiking throughout Switzerland.  Specifically, we were in an area known as Lauterbrunnen Valley, which is about 30 minutes south by train from Interlaken.  I spent a total of 5 days hiking there (my sister spent 3).  There are well over 100 hiking trails in the area …

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Copenhagen Wanderings

Copenhagen is a neat city.  There are bike lanes literally on every street, people biking everywhere, and rivers running through the city.  I’m told bikes will be more prevalent in Amsterdam, but I find that hard to believe seeing how many there are here.  And drivers don’t honk at every single bike or try and …

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Prague – Day 3

Wrapped up in Prague now. Lots and lots of walking.  And rain.  Shown is the map of where we walked today.  Came out to be ~16.3 miles for the day.  Not too shabby.  Saw most of the major sites – Castle, Royal Gardens, Ancient Clock (scientific name, really), Jewish museum & cemetery, and a number …

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