Today, Lia and I took the boys to see the Rheinfalls (the largest waterfall in Europe, volume-wise) and we also discovered the village of Shaffhausen. The waterfalls were certainly impressive, although it was packed with tourists. We did walk through a very eclectic museum that told the story of the waterfalls through the ages-about the trade that occurred near it and of the many famous artists who have been inspired to create an impressive variety of artistic renderings of it. However, the highlight of the day was visiting Shaffhausen. It had a beautiful old town with a great pulse, but it wasn't saturated with tourists. We hiked up a steep hill laden with switchbacks to get to the Munot, a fortress built in the 16th century to overlook the city. It is surrounded by vineyards. Both the structure (we got to walk up a spiral cobblestone ramp to the top) and the views of the city and countryside from it were spectacular. We also visited Shaffhausen's romanesque-style Cathedral, built in 1103. The courtyard was stunning, and watching Isaac step in-between all of the shadows of the columns lining the courtyard as we walked around it-(as if he was stepping on stones of light)-was one of my favorite Mom moments of the day.
this was such an awesome trip! i loved that jane directed us through germany to get home, U-Turn time! luke is such a trouper traveler :) when i asked him what he liked in switzerland, he said "well... i like that every city has a lake or river a cathedral and a castle" this trip had it all! isaac said his favorite thing of the day was "the rainbow" (see tiny rainbow in lower left of photo) at the falls, and the ice cream! levi was the perfect baby until his timer went off on the drive home. jodi, you were a rockstar driving us home as thing 1 and 2 crashed, and i was falling sleep behind my sunglasses even as levi cried on full blast! i don't know how you do it!
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