"Guten Morgen", Mr C hollered on the last morning of our tour. "This morning we will drive about 52 km to Zurich. Unfortunately, this being a Sunday, all the shopping area will be closed. As previously agreed, we will visit Schaffhausen instead."
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| The statue of Ganymede, Lake Zurich.
According to Greek mythology, the handsome son of a king was kidnapped and taken up to the top of Mt Olympus. Hands raised, Ganymede pleads with Zeus, father of the gods (the eagle) to bear him up.
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Zurich was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. As all the shops were closed, we had a spot of window shopping where I was drawn to the cows, none of which were purple and I mentioned purple because of this poem I knew as a kid.
THE PURPLE COW
I never saw a purple cow
I never saw a purple cow
I never hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
- Gelett Burgess
* the above poem was a popular nonsensical poem written by Burgess. It was followed a few years later by another, when an irate Burgess tried to quell its popularity.
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it
But I can tell you Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
- Gelett Burgess
* the above poem was a popular nonsensical poem written by Burgess. It was followed a few years later by another, when an irate Burgess tried to quell its popularity.
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it
But I can tell you Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
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And with that, we piled into the coach for the drive to Schaffhausen to look up the Rhine Falls.
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| Rhine Falls |
And this is where our trip came to a memorable end. Thank you for reading.
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