October 12, 2015
Basel
After arriving by train, we spent today walking around Basel, taking a ride on an old cable ferry
across the Rhine, seeing another old church, which they call the Munster,
checking out the old town (which isn’t quite as charming as Bern’s) with the
old gate, the Rathaus (town hall) and riding the trams. The trams are pretty cool and everywhere over
here. It’s the mode of transport for many of the people. Public transport is
top- notch and dependable. I’m not sure how people drive, walk and bike (mostly
without helmets) without getting into accidents. It is kind of a free-for-all.
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| Overlooking the Rhine |
I forgot to mention that we stopped and bought some freshly roasted chestnuts
while we were walking. I think that they might be an acquired taste but they
weren’t too bad. The bag they gave us when we purchased them was cute . . . two
pockets, one for the shells and one for the uneaten nuts. Pretty clever.
Basel is a town filled with museums and all kinds of art but the museums
are all closed on Mondays, so no museums for us. Next time I’ll have to do my
homework better or we need to stay in a place longer than one day.
We were able to see the Tinguely Fountain, which is composed of all kinds
of junk made into creative art resulting in many quirky machines spewing forth
water. Very inventive.
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| Tinguely Fountain |
A side note, as we were checking in, the receptionist said, “Oh, it’s your birthday.” After I acknowledged that it was, Roger looked at me with this puzzled and embarrassed look. Evidently, he had forgotten. It’s easy to lose track of time as we are on the move all the time. No worries. I’m enjoying one big birthday celebration. On to Zurich tomorrow.
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| Basel Tram |
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| Rathaus (Town Hall) |
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| City Gate |
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| View of the Rhine |
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