Travel With A Traveling Gnome

When gearing for my first international trip I got obsessed with the idea of traveling with a traveling gnome like in the movie Amelie.  It was like a right of passage, an initiation to travel if you will, or maybe I just wanted an excuse to buy a gnome. 

I named him Herman, a traveling Gnome I bought on Amazon, complete with his own passport.  I bought two more gnomes that I creatively named for my besties.  I'm the only one that ended up using the gnome as a traveling gnome.  I'd like to believe he was the secret to my travel success.

Herman easily fit in my purse, and traveled from London to Greece with me.  He was there when I stumbled out of a bus and sprained my ankle in Paris, he held my hair back when I was puking in the toilet after having too much vino in Venice, he was our bodyguard when we were chased through Switzerland by a public masturbator, and he drank it up with us during Oktoberfest in Germany.

Date Accomplished:   October 2nd, 2007

Take A Cable Car Up The Swiss Alps

Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland located 1898 meters above sea level. 

Since I am SoCal native, I was glad I was visiting the Swiss Alps in September, and not in the peak of winter.   Snow and I don't always get along.

At the bottom of the mountain we took a funicular railway up to the base of the mountain.  From there we crammed into a cable car and made it to the top.

From the top you were awarded with amazing Swiss Alps views.   It was cold, but completely tolerable.   I saw snow atop some mountains in the distance, and trails for those that were more adventurous and had more time to explore the area.

There were several lookout points, particularly one that had a semi-see-through floor that had my legs shaking with fear.  The views from that point were the best, so I suppose it was worth it.


Sorry for the shakey video....this is one of my earlier video recordings.  I swear I don't have a bad twitch.

Date Accomplished: September 20th, 2007