Lots planned today so we started early walking from our new “home away from home” to our local train station. Always good to have a nice “landmark” to use this week.
Easy ride to the largest waterfall in all of Europe. Rhein Falls
The area surrounding the falls offered a variety of trails and overlooks. Very impressive and the views of this powerful magic was incredible.
Even caught a rainbow 🌈
I spied a sticker 🐸💚
We decided to take a walk to the castle then hike around the lake to have a boat ride up close to the falls
Looked easy enough to find the trail
Or is it?????
We had a “little” detour after misreading the map
Or NOT reading the map 🤪
And found the railway trail, with a bonus train
The views from above to start and back of the falls offered a new perspective
Time to catch an up close ride
We chose the pink boat because it was a half hour with a bit of history. There was lots of fights about the river and many wanted to blow up the falls to allow shipping. It was stopped and total control was given to the family whose crest is on every boat to preserve the falls & allow boats to give thrilling rides since 1835.
Often my pictures were blocked by…how many thousand photos do people need to take????
Thrilling
Another perfect day in 🇨🇭
We decided the next town on the train line, Schaffhausen was worth a visit and lunch was way overdue…
Schaffhausen, historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland. It’s Sunday so most businesses are closed but we had a nice walk around.
The traffic-free old town of impresses with its ornate bay windows, painted house facades and well-preserved medieval buildings. Many of the houses are decorated with facade paintings and stonemasonry. One particular highlight is the Munot Fortress. The 16th-century fortress towers over the city and offers far-reaching views over Schaffhausen and the River Rhine.
171 in all and here’s a few favorites and look at the dates
Statutes with water fountains
Time to go straight up the stairs to the Munot Fortress
Lots of stairs
More stairs
More stairs to the top
And worth every step!!!
Another amazing day for JEllen in Switzerland. Tomorrow we’re checking out Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and the most expensive but we don’t need anything. Except chocolate and we’re saving ourselves for Lindt Tuesday….
