Traveling Jones

  Great day wandering around Zurich. The iconic twin towers of the Grossmünster dominate the skyline. Below, St. Peter’s church on the opposite side of the river.  Statue of Hans Waldman, bürgermeister of Zurich in the 1400’s.  Either a bar for really jerky people or a strip club . . .  Cow over a restaurant.  It really draws in the patrons! More medieval signage Me before my workout  Me during my workout Me after my workout Prederigerkirche The Stork Hotel The Zurich boat club  More stuff I can’t explain . . .  The flagship store for Victorinox. There’s got to be over a thousand Swiss Army knives hanging here to form the orb! Quaint side street with shops and restaurants  Statue of Joan of Arc in a park overlooking the Old Town Hanging Art in the Zurich main train station More cool side streets Part of the Zurich Old Town An unfortunate name for a business . . . . Our dinner venue tonight Flaming beers!  Who knew?!  They wouldn’t t...

  Spent the day wandering around the little town of Schaffhausen, population 36,000 people across 16 square miles. Pretty place and easy to walk around. It’s full of picturesque baroque buildings with painted and/or sculpted facades. The building shown above, the Zum Ritter House is a prime example. Built in 1492, it is one of the more prominent facades in town, depicting scenes from Greek and Roman mythology.  More buildings . . . .  The stairway leading up to the Münot, the 15th century fort protecting the town Vineyards along the hillside of the fort The Münot Flag of the town — Schaffhausen A view up the Rhine Canon atop the Münot Side of the Münot Statue of the Moorish king Kasper Asparagus season in Europe. The ever popular white asparagus . . .  Asparagus vendor Lots of medieval signage . . .  Many buildings have these gargoyle-like figures over their doors to ward off evil spirits . . .  One of the city towers which formerly defined the limits of th...