Rheinfall

Enter Schaffausen, the tiny little historical town leading up to the famous Rheinfall, located on the upper Rhine river in northern Switzerland.

The Rheinfalls are the largest plain waterfalls in Europe, and are a big tourist attraction today. Instead of paying the entrance fee to go in and just see them, we paid a little bit more and did an hour's boat trip around the falls, which was well worth it. We're so lucky that we had nice weather when we were there too!

Off to the land of Movenpick and great skiing!

Our second week landed us in Zurich, which is located close to the German border, in the south. As we came down from Munich, we crossed through Austria and hugged the southern side of Bodensee (Literally meaning, "Bottom Sea"), eventually bringing us to the city famous for author James Joyce, amazing architecture and beautiful views of the Alps on clear days.

We went out for fondue that night, and enjoyed with it a bottle of local Pinot Noir - which was delicious and made us realize that the Swiss dont just do chocolate and cheese right :-)

We wandered around the "Altstadt" (Old City) a little and checked out many of the gothic buildings before it finally got dark.

The next morning we found ourselves at a huge antique market where we could've literally spent all day had our wallets lasted that long! We picked up a few beautiful pieces, some yoghurts for the road and then we were on our way again, enjoying the lovely countryside Switzerland has to offer!