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Oh, the places we go (now that we're vaccinated)

Zurich, Switzerland - Dear reader, I apologize for my tardiness in keeping you updated on our comings and goings, but Hannah has kept us on a brisk pace. We returned to Switzerland in late June fully vaccinated and ready to venture forth. We have stayed at hotels, eaten at restaurants (mainly outside), and used mass transit. The delta variant has chastened us somewhat, and we don't want to get sick, but we also feel ready to once again take advantage of our time here, knowing that our risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 is low. Schaffhausen Hike This past weekend, we visited Schaffhausen, which is the northern-most canton in Switzerland and a short 1-hour train ride from Zurich. We arrived in the small, quaint town of Thayngen (population: 4,800) and from there, walked along the German border in a long loop that took us through the even smaller and quainter towns of Bibern (population: 250), Hofen (population: 120), Altdorf (population: 200), and Opfertshofen (popula...