Things that make our moms worry..

What weighs 175 lbs and falls like a mishapen bag of rocks through the chilly swiss air?

(perfect comedic timing)

An American tourist falling 450 feet from a gandola above a lake with a rubber band tied to his feet!

So, in case you haven't heard, we went bungy jumping in Switzerland yesterday. It is the longest free fall of any bungy jump in the world, and we plummeted all 450 feet of it. So, just for perspective:
-The Marriot building downtown is 13 stories. We fell roughly three times that height.
-We fell one and a half football fields.
-The height of 43 NBA basketball hoops, end to end.
-From home plate to deep center field, plus a hundred feet (in most ball parks)
Basically, it was a long drop, with a hell of rebound. I would try to describe the sensation, but I don't think I could do it justice in a blog. Although, it was completely different from skydiving. From and airplane, there is so much wind resistance that you really feel as though you are flying, but from the gondola, you feel as though someone just kicked you in the butt as you peered over the edge of a building. The rush is insane, and you can feel the adrenaline throughout your entire body. Plus, the scenery in the little swiss valley wasn't half bad either.
And I know we haven't posted about Vienna, but I'll leave that to James. Trust me, it'll be good. There was a buffet, unlimited beer, and an eating contest...