Swiss Travel Notes (2) Schaaffhausen, a border town in Schaaffhausen: Lost, crossing the border unexpectedly.

The trip to Switzerland came to Schaaffhausen, a border town between Switzerland and Germany. I accidentally crossed the Swiss border and came to Germany because I got lost.

Note: The pictures in this article were taken in 2007, all with low-pixel cameras.

For the first time, the European continent chose Switzerland, which is known as the "back garden of God". 2007 is the third year that I came to England. It was a busy year for me. For the inner traveler, no matter how busy he is at work, he can't stop traveling. Give yourself a vacation, travel abroad, make a travel plan, and make a strategy.

We plan a family of three to travel to Switzerland. Later, my friend heard that we were going to Switzerland and joined in. A group of five people traveled to Switzerland. Although five people are traveling together, my friend's husband is English. We agreed to go back together and do what we like when we get to Switzerland, without interfering with each other. This kind of trip feels good, free and can take care of each other.

? Because it is the first trip to the European continent and a beautiful trip to Switzerland, many unexpected stories happened during the trip. If you are in no hurry, please listen to me slowly.

? After arriving in Switzerland, the first stop was in the Swiss border town of Schaaffhausen. I am very excited and interested in everything when I travel to Switzerland for the first time. Switzerland is expensive, and the cost of public transportation is ridiculously high. According to the official recommendation of the Swiss Tourism Bureau, we bought the Swiss Free Travel Pass. In this way, during your stay in Switzerland, all the traffic can swim unimpeded.

? I arrived in Schaaffhausen by train, got off the train and walked along the Rhine. At noon, I arrived at the Swiss border, Little Schaaffhausen. This quiet city in the northernmost part of Switzerland is also the border port between Switzerland and Germany. It is famous for its long history and beautiful environment. In the process of walking, we accidentally got lost. Cross along a railway bridge to the other side of the Rhine. We were startled when we saw the pedestrian stop sign. Let's look at the signs in German and English again. Welcome to Germany. It turns out that we arrived at the German border (Schengen visa country, Germany), and the Swiss China passport was visa-free in Britain. Coming to Germany is out of bounds). We don't want to cross the line, we are really going the wrong way.

Get lost and cross the border.

The Swiss language is not just a single Swiss language. Switzerland is divided into three regions. Lausanne speaks French, Lucerne speaks Italian and Zurich, including Schaaffhausen, speaks German. I guess the place name of Schaaffhausen comes from German, which means "take the boat as your home".

The Rhine River, which runs through the city, adds many charming colors to this small town. Strolling through the old city, the town bay window known as "elgar", the wet murals painted on the external walls of buildings, the Roman cathedral in the 20th century, and St. John's Church, which is often used for festivals, can be seen everywhere.

Britain has a maritime climate, which is rainy and foggy. This Swiss mountain has many lakes and foggy weather.

Braved the light rain and went down the Rhine. The wild ducks at the water's edge followed. With the wind and rain, I could hardly believe my eyes when I looked at the clean and almost transparent river.

There is no difference between German and Swiss buildings on the other side of the Rhine. This is my biggest feeling after my first visit to the European continent. There are no national boundaries (with Schengen visa, you can go to any country with Schengen visa at will), the unified currency (euro), the European Constitution, the European Parliament, the President of the European Union (honorary), and the United National Union (EU). What is this? European socialism? Britain, worried about reunification, raised the issue of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

The Rhine is so clear in heavy rain.

Wild ducks accompanying us all the way.

Germany across the Rhine

Walking in the rain on both sides of the Rhine. Why do you say that we are on both sides of Derry territory? Because we accidentally crossed the border, especially when we left Schaaffhausen for Zurich after a visit, the train crossed German territory. This time, our smuggling was justified, and we didn't mean it.

After coming out of Schaaffhausen, I decided to walk to a destination. Where are you going in the storm?

Travel notes in Switzerland continue. Listen to the next decomposition.