Three weeks on....

After three weeks living in our "temporary" apartment with kitchen in a cupboard, we decided we needed a change and having a couple of days off, we decided to head out of town and see what we could find. Driving north for less than an hour we stumbled across Stein am Rhein and decided to stay overnight.

It is a small village on the Rhine, but the locals call it a "city". There is one main street with many of the painted facades dating back centuries.

Quite magical really, and even though the sun was out the temperature struggled to get above freezing!

Between Zurich and Stein am Rhein we passed many vineyards so tried to immerse ourselves in the local wine culture which includes Reisling Sylvanner and surprisingly good Pinot Noir. Dinner last night was a combination of the above with copious amounts of Rosti!

This "city" also lays claim (according to mein host) to the oldest wine bar in Switzerland. How could we refuse?