rheinfall

After "mastering" the train system this week going back and forth to Steinach, I decided I was up for a little excursion outside of Zurich. Sunday morning I packed my backpack with a sandwich and checked the train schedule and off I went to Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in german). Rhine Falls is just outside of Shaffhausen, which is less than an hour train ride from Zurich. It is the largest waterfall in Europe and was quite impressive (not Niagra Falls impressive, but really neat to see none the less).

After walking on the footbridge over the top of the falls, I took a boat tour down the river and right next to the falls in a boat that looked like this:

Notice all the people standing on the platform over the falls.

And yes, I finished Sunday with an apple tart. Delicious!

In other news, I now have access to American television! Thanks to Minh for setting up the slingbox at my house, I can now control the TV/DVR at my house from my ipad or computer over the internet. Pretty cool and definitely beats watching the same episode of Jersey Shore three times!