A June 8 Sunday excursion took us to Schaffhausen, a medieval Swiss city that has the doubtful distinction of being the only town in Switzerland to be bombed by Allied aircraft in World War II.









Windows such as this one were often added later to provide the women of the household with a view to the comings and goings of neighbors and additional light for their fine handwork. Ladies of the prayer shawl ministry, this is where we would have sat.





The former moat of the castle has been filled and is now home to deer. We entered the castle, filed up the spiral walkway to a courtyard with three old cannons, a stellar view of the city's red-tiled roofs, and a yippy terrier who took an instant dislike to me -- much to the merriment of his German-speaking owner.