{"id":118,"date":"2018-02-14T21:22:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T00:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=118"},"modified":"2018-02-14T21:22:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T00:52:38","slug":"switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Swiss adventure actually begins in Italy&#8230; no we&#8217;re not lost, just making the most of our flight to Europe!\u00a0 Ever heard of &#8220;Rome in a day&#8221;?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Neither had I, but Scouter Gerry was just crazy enough to pull something together!\u00a0 After arriving in Rome, Italy after a long flight we will travel to Vatican City, the heart of the Roman Catholic Church and the smallest country in the world.\u00a0 If you are a Catholic your draw to the Vatican is pretty obvious, but even if you are not, the Vatican houses some of the greatest art and architecture in the world!\u00a0 Vatican City is WHY you visit Rome &#8211; it&#8217;s really that cool!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NXnSZ2-eSr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Obviously we can&#8217;t leave Rome without seeing the Coliseum, so we&#8217;ll work out a visit on our way back to the train station.\u00a0 Our luxurious&#8230; er&#8230; our first night sleep in Europe will be sitting upright on a train through the Italian and then Swiss countryside.\u00a0 Sure, not the best night sleep, but you just visited THREE new countries in a day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/foto-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After switching trains with the sunrise in Bern, Switzerland, we&#8217;ll transfer to our train to Kandersteg.\u00a0 After the first World Scout Jamboree, Lord Baden-Powell realized <em>(likely along with every other Scout and Scouter present)<\/em> that he never wanted the Jamboree to end.\u00a0 From that moment on it became his dream for there to be a permanent World Scout Jamboree.\u00a0 A place of adventure, laughter and friendship that Scouts &amp; Guides from all over the world could visit any time of the year and just jump in to the never ending Jamboree.\u00a0 The Kandersteg International Scout Centre is the realization of that dream.\u00a0 Kandersteg offers a full international Jamboree experience every single week, all year long!\u00a0 Talk about the ultimate Scout Camp!!<\/p>\n<p>Given that Kandersteg is in itself a full Jamboree, there is no way to really capture all that in a blog post, so let me direct you to their 2018 program guide <em>(just released)<\/em> =&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kisc.ch\/?redirect=getfile.php&amp;cmd[getfile][uid]=14705\">http:\/\/www.kisc.ch\/?redirect=getfile.php&amp;cmd[getfile][uid]=14705<\/a> \u00a0Ya, I know, clicking links and reading PDFs is hard work, but seriously, check it out!\u00a0 <strong>The stuff you can do at Kandersteg is UNBELIEVABLE!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seeing as you just did all that reading, let me throw a few videos your way to break it up \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 First off, what is the Kandersteg International Scout Centre?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x3woq4CFKig?start=52&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Next is a general overview of some of the cool things Kandersteg has to offer:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zKnr51RA7A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>How about an alpine roller coaster&#8230; Scout style!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVcwcvwzRPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Or tubing down an Olympic ski jump?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IT253hkn9o4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps a day trip to Bern?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2g4CDnsRdOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Or Geneva?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIbskJnfJKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Okay, okay, so you get the idea \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Sadly we will, at some point have to leave Kandersteg \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 If you&#8217;re interested in leaving Kandersteg in the weeee hours of the morning on Friday you will have an opportunity to experience a bit of GERMANY!\u00a0 You can either spend a day in Europa Park <em>(Germany&#8217;s answer to Disney World)<\/em>, or spend the day in Frankfurt, one of the best cities in Germany!<\/p>\n<p>A bit more on Europa Park:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/roksCWXqaeI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And on on Frankfurt:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQgcBiAztjs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>REALLY not an easy choice to make!\u00a0 Regardless though, after a great Friday we&#8217;ll end up on the night train to Haarlem to start setting up our camp at the Haarlem Jamborette \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Swiss adventure actually begins in Italy&#8230; no we&#8217;re not lost, just making the most of our flight to Europe!\u00a0 Ever heard of &#8220;Rome in a day&#8221;?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Neither had I, but Scouter Gerry was just crazy enough to pull something together!\u00a0 After arriving in Rome, Italy after a long flight we will travel to Vatican City, the heart of the Roman Catholic Church and the smallest country in the world.\u00a0 If you are a Catholic your draw to the Vatican is pretty obvious, but even if you are not, the Vatican houses some of the greatest art and architecture in the world!\u00a0 Vatican City is WHY you visit Rome &#8211; it&#8217;s really that cool! Obviously we can&#8217;t leave Rome without seeing the Coliseum, so we&#8217;ll work out a visit on our way back to the train station.\u00a0 Our luxurious&#8230; er&#8230; our first night sleep in Europe will be sitting upright on a train through the Italian and then Swiss countryside.\u00a0 Sure, not the best night sleep, but you just visited THREE new countries in a day! After switching trains with the sunrise in Bern, Switzerland, we&#8217;ll transfer to our train to Kandersteg.\u00a0 After the first World Scout Jamboree, Lord Baden-Powell realized (likely along with every other Scout and Scouter present) that he never wanted the Jamboree to end.\u00a0 From that moment on it became his dream for there to be a permanent World Scout Jamboree.\u00a0 A place of adventure, laughter and friendship that Scouts &amp; Guides from all over <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=118\">Continue Reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}