Another late start- we must be in holiday mode! Having been wandering Zurich for a couple of days now we decided to get out of the city to see the town of Schaffhausen & the nearby Rhein Falls. Our train there wasn't until 12.40 but being on a regional express it only took 40mins. Once again the streets were cobblestone & the buildings made you feel like you were walking through a medieval town. Most of the old town was dedicated to pedestrians & the ...

After our late finish we were also late to rise so only had a short hour to explore some more bits of the old town & festival before meeting Ian & Damien (ie- Ron & Ron) at Centrum. We were heading off on a lake cruise so we wandered down through the cobbled stone streets of the old town to the lake's edge & only had to pay an add on fee of 4.20Chf to take an 1.5hr lake cruise. I ordered some lunch onboard whilst the guys partook in some liquid re...

After a bit of a sleep in & lazy morning we had a few hours to explore a bit of Zurich & get a present for Kiri & Rene's wedding. Once again catching the very convenient trams we got to Paradeplatz & walked along the famous shopping street of Bahnhofstrasse to find a department store to get a gift card & also look at watches. We then continued to the station area before crossing the river & exploring the festival area with endless beer st...

This morning we were heading for Switzerland & our first ride on a TGV train. We had arranged to meet Jean, the flat owner, at 9am to give back the keys- or so we thought as there had inevitably been some communication break down as when we called at 9.20 he said just leave the keys on the bench. The public transport system being so good we were soon at Gare de Lyon with plenty of time to get some takeaway lunch for the train before our platform was announced...