Jenny and Megan in Lugano!

The night I returned from Turkey, Jenny and Megan (friends from high school) came into Lugano to visit me and see Switzerland! We had a wonderful weekend staying in Lugano, and it was exactly what I needed after my trip, friends and relaxation!
On Friday we slept in and when we got up we went to a chocolate factory about 20 minutes away and got to see a portion of the factory in production but at the end got to buy wonderful amounts of chocolate for very cheap prices! 2KG of chocolate for 10 francs to be exact!

That morning we also walked around Lugano and explored parts I have never seen before. I never realized how truly beautiful this town is!

We had a lovely dinner that night at Zalals, the pizza place right below my dorm and then made a plan for the next morning to get up and go see Bellinzona and the castles!















The castle has a little pond, and I have always wondered what it would be like to climb on the rocks on the other side of the little stream, so we all decided to try to leap to the other side and see what it was like! Jenny caught me in action trying to get over, but what she didn't get a picture of was Hillary actually pulling me across!!

San Sal across the lake

Our original plan for Saturday was to hike San Salvatore, but once we got up in the morning we had no desire to do it and thats when we made the quick change to Bellinzona. However on Sunday, we were determined to climb San Sal! I have been here for 3 months and never climbed it, so I figured now was better than never!

We made it!!! 

Overall it was an absolutely wonderful weekend and its amazing what quality time with good friends can do to a mood. I can't wait until December when I get to see them again!