After leaving Lucerne we caught yet another train that took us to Zurich where we have some relatives and we spent the weekend with them.
They suggested a trip to the Rhine Falls or
Rhinefall in German. We had not heard of
the Rhinefall and were keen to go.
It took about an hour to get there. When we
arrived we walked down a path towards the thundering sound of the
waterfall. The path leads to some steps
and you climb down the steps alongside the waterfall. Along the way down you stand on platforms
that jut out into the falls and feel the force of water as it thunders past
you, spraying you with water.
Over a breadth of 150 meters, several
hundred cubic meters of water rush into the depths at the rate of 23 meters per
second.
In the middle of it all stands a mighty rock that has withstood the elements for a thousand years. The rock can be reached on a boat tour of the Falls,. Virtually in the middle of the waterfall, visitors stand on platforms that jut out and partially hover over the Rhine.
In the middle of it all stands a mighty rock that has withstood the elements for a thousand years. The rock can be reached on a boat tour of the Falls,. Virtually in the middle of the waterfall, visitors stand on platforms that jut out and partially hover over the Rhine.
Colin went on a boat out into the middle of the
falls, right up to the rock. He didn’t climb
the steps up the rock as it was crowded with visitors.
We couldn’t believe the amount of water, as much
as Niagara Falls, just not as high. To
get so close to the falls was exilerating.
It was definitely a big highlight of our trip.
After visiting the Falls they took us to the town of Stein am Rhein which is a beautiful medieval town with cobblestoned streets, narrow alleyways and half timbered houses featuring painted façades.
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