The next day we decided to take it easy, and check out the nearby Rhine Falls. As the name suggests, it's located on the river Rhine, on the border with Germany. By some measures, the waterfall is the largest in Europe, but measures, as we know, can be stretched, especially when it comes to marketing. Here we once again encountered the incredible convenience of the local transport system. You can get almost anywhere by train, connections always take 2-15 minutes. Rest assured, if the connection is two minutes, the trains arrive on adjacent tracks. If the train you're riding seems to be delayed, it has never happened that the connecting one left on time and left you hanging. Either it waits, or the time between connections is always perfectly matched. Since I started on railways, I'll continue for a bit.
The trains come in varying degrees of newness and coolness, depending on whether it's an intercity, regional, or local train. At first we rode trains around Zurich, and it seemed like all the trains here were luxurious, like Mercedes, with huge plush seats, info screens, awesome suspension, and soundproofing. But nope. The simpler trains rattle, you have to open the doors manually, and there's absolutely no legroom. You can't figure out the route right away, there's no display on the outside. Nevertheless, they all run on schedule, and there are ticket inspectors almost always and everywhere, so dodging the fare is extremely risky. The fine is 100 euros, and a repeat one is even higher, and they don't mess around. Even if technically you're right, the Swiss often go by the book, and will issue a fine anyway. I ran into this myself, though not on a train.
Rhine Falls
