Liechtenstein

This saturday we took a trip to the tiny (4th smallest in europe) nation of Liechtenstein. August 15th was their national day and as such the (tiny) capital of Vaduz was transformed into a festival with numerous stages and food stalls and other nifty things. Museums and buses were free too!


Dave and I began the day by hiking up to the Prince's castle. Normally, the castle grounds are closed to the public but an exception is made on the national holiday. In addition, free drinks (pop and beer) and food (fruit) were provided for those that trekked up the hill. I'm pretty sure there were some cultural performances as well but we missed them.


It was an insanely hot day as well so, tired of melting, we headed to the river which, incidentally, forms the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Despite a strong current and very steep banks we climbed down and dipped our legs in the water. We soon grew tired of this and decided to ford the river to cross to an island. We hung out here for a while, took some pics and got pretty dirty...



When we eventually hiked back to Vaduz, we ran into Pat who led us to Sondy, Olivia and Shannon who had found a nice spot in the shade. Bianca and Nadia showed up too. We spent a good couple of hours here eating and drinking and staying cool. There was also a stage nearby with lots of good cover bands.


At around 6PM, those of us that weren't camping (Me, Dave, Riley, Olivia, and Shannon) took note of the fact that no one was dancing to the music and resolved to do something about it. We got up and danced for about 3 hours and ended up on countless cameras and videos taken by other tourists who must have thought we were on something. Regardless, by the end of it we single-handedly drew a giant crowd and saved Liechtenstein from having a fun-less holiday.


That's my story and I'm sticking to it.