Rapperswill (Sunday 11/01)

After visiting the old part of Zurich in the morning, we headed along the Lake to see another little town that was recommended as being picturesque, Rapperswill. It turned out to be a nice drive and an interesting place to look around.


Harbor on the Lake


Rooftops of Rapperswill


Cathedral

After huffing and puffing (on my part!) our way up many flights of stairs and a little road, we came to the top ridge of the town on which was built this beautiful church. We sat there a while (to recover from the climb, as well as for contemplative reasons!), and almost became part of the service that suddenly started up! We hurriedly made our escape and hoped we didn't seem too rude!

Next to the church was the Rapperswill Castle, which has been used as a Polish Museum since 1870, when Poland was an occupied country and many fled to Switzerland for refuge. The castle grounds were surrounded by low walls and every time we looked over a wall, we found something surprising, like this little herd of deer!



Looking over another part of the wall, we saw this beautiful vineyard...who would have thought, in the middle of a town?!