When we landed in Zurich we went and got our train tickets and set off on our first adventure! Once on the train the love affair with Switzerland began. Everything was charming!
We took a train from the Zurich Airport to the Rheinfall (Rhine Fall). We walked along a trail to our hostel. We stayed in a castle above the falls! The office wasn't open but a nice fellow hostel person let us in to stash our bags for the day.
After wandering for a while and admiring the falls we stopped for lunch. Brian had currywurst and we were blown away! It was amazing! We then went to the train station and met up with some friends who came down from Germany for the day to see us!
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| FRIENDS! And yes, we did photoshop Joe... because reasons. |
We had a wonderful day hanging out and chatting and eating. We were given gifts of food (curry ketchup is the best invention!) and after a few hours we said good-bye at the train station and walked back to the hostel.
We were so jet lagged and exhausted that we just passed out. Brian woke up in the middle of the night and took a shower. He tried to sleep some more and then got up and walked down to see the falls in the very early morning.
At first we were not totally impressed by the falls, but after getting close we became more in awe. The river is so lazy and calm upstream the contrast is amazing.
After the confusion of the first day, day 2 in Europe dawned with less mental clouds. The castle we stayed in was a thousand years old!
We hopped back on the train and headed to Zurich to catch another train to Interlaken.
We had originally thought we would go to Zermatt and see the Matterhorn. However we have a Rick Steves book and he suggested Interlaken instead. I am glad we listened, we LOVED Interlaken! The train ride was just perfect. There was an older British couple chatting in front of us, and everything we went by was just so darned cute!
Location: 47°40'40"N 8°36'56"E
Lodgings:
Jugendherberge Dachsen
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