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I had a great weekend with my rotary counsellor. On Saturday we drove to zürich(and took the ferry across the lake). Once we got out of the traffic in zürich it didnt take long to make it to our destination, a tiny town called Teufen, where we would be staying the night with my counsellors cousin. Her husband lived for awhile in england and later in Canada for 4 years, so he spoke perfect english. The interesting part is that they actually own a castle and a large chunk of farmland, mostly devoted to wine production, but also some cows and horses. After taking a look around we left for a neighboring town called Freienstein, where there was a small fest. The fest was all about the regional wine, and they were making grape schnapps from whats left after the wine is made. We had an interesting dinner. The main thing of the fest was Treberwurst. Basically its sausage cooked in the grape stuff. Before you eat it though you pour a shot of schnapps on it and light it. It tasted pretty good actually. At about 9 we drove to Winterthur, only about 30 minutes away. It was my first time there so we walked around the old part of the city, eventually making it to a Turkish club thing- it was very cool, a great place to chill. On our way out of Winterthur we couldnt quite find the right exit. After almost an hour of searching we did find the right way, the sign was almost hidden. Anyway we slept in the castle and had breakfast there on Sunday. Around 11 we left for Rheinfall in the very north of switzerland. Its an impressive waterfall on the Rhine river and right next to the city Schaffhausen. Schaffhausen is small but there is a huge castle there. Its public and there are even deer in the courtyard. After Schaffhausen we drove back along Lake Constance, so I guess I saw germany for the first time too(but only across the lake). Well, I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving...I personally had tortellini and a piece of strawberry cake. A little late but Happy Birthday Mike! Hope it was a good one--The big 2-1. The pictures go in order--we slept in the castle with yellow shutters. The winery was in the dungeonlike basement, and you can see some ancient wine too.
I had a great weekend with my rotary counsellor. On Saturday we drove to zürich(and took the ferry across the lake). Once we got out of the traffic in zürich it didnt take long to make it to our destination, a tiny town called Teufen, where we would be staying the night with my counsellors cousin. Her husband lived for awhile in england and later in Canada for 4 years, so he spoke perfect english. The interesting part is that they actually own a castle and a large chunk of farmland, mostly devoted to wine production, but also some cows and horses. After taking a look around we left for a neighboring town called Freienstein, where there was a small fest. The fest was all about the regional wine, and they were making grape schnapps from whats left after the wine is made. We had an interesting dinner. The main thing of the fest was Treberwurst. Basically its sausage cooked in the grape stuff. Before you eat it though you pour a shot of schnapps on it and light it. It tasted pretty good actually. At about 9 we drove to Winterthur, only about 30 minutes away. It was my first time there so we walked around the old part of the city, eventually making it to a Turkish club thing- it was very cool, a great place to chill. On our way out of Winterthur we couldnt quite find the right exit. After almost an hour of searching we did find the right way, the sign was almost hidden. Anyway we slept in the castle and had breakfast there on Sunday. Around 11 we left for Rheinfall in the very north of switzerland. Its an impressive waterfall on the Rhine river and right next to the city Schaffhausen. Schaffhausen is small but there is a huge castle there. Its public and there are even deer in the courtyard. After Schaffhausen we drove back along Lake Constance, so I guess I saw germany for the first time too(but only across the lake). Well, I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving...I personally had tortellini and a piece of strawberry cake. A little late but Happy Birthday Mike! Hope it was a good one--The big 2-1. The pictures go in order--we slept in the castle with yellow shutters. The winery was in the dungeonlike basement, and you can see some ancient wine too.
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