Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Schauffhausen and JP's first ice skate lesson








The second week of the year was very exciting. JP took his first ice skating lesson and he actually spent little time on the ground, he had a blast and we were very proud of seeing him develop a new skill.
On the weekend, we headed north of Zurich to visit a town called Schaffhausen (border with Germany, 50 mins from Zurich). This town is famous for their Rhinefalls (largest and most impressive waterfall in Europe with a height of 20 meters). We walked around the waterfall, we visited the outside of the Schloss Laufen (a castle), we walked around the city and finally went up the hill to visit Der Munot, an impressive city fortification high over the city.