EuroTripping – Basel
In the afternoon of one of the days we were staying outside of Basel, Switzerland on our European Pretzel this past summer, we decided to go into town for a walkabout.
It was an extremely hot afternoon with the sun blazing away and we chose to end our sizzling walk before we hit many of the sights I had planned for us to wander by, if only for the sake of our poor four-legged family member. We did explore along and over the Rhine and by the Kunstmuseum before we bought a Wickelfisch (a waterproof bag of sorts that locals use to keep their clothing dry as they float down the river) for half of our quartet to use later that evening as they went back to cool off with a river float.
In the morning a couple days later, we purposely went early to walk the dog near a water tower in a Basel suburb, the Wasserturm Bruderholz, and I explored the inside as well, using our only Euro coin for automated entry.
Here are some images taken around Basel in the last week of June.
Looking across the Rhine
One of a few dragon fountains we came across
This Egyptian goose is a smart cookie, finding some shade
Housing and a Swiss flag
Folk cooling off in the Rhine
Floaters and boats
Boat and buoy
The cathedral with its detailed roof
A corner with some striped umbrellas
Someone walking their chair
The concrete underside of a bridge, providing some shade
Looking down the spiral stairs in the water tower
The top of Wasserturm Bruderholz
Looking up the spiral stairs
Another look at the water tower
A fountain outside the Kunstmuseum that my better half swam in
(I had read prior to our visit that people are allowed to bathe in the fountains around town — and many of us sat on the edge with our bare feet and legs dangling in to cool off a bit)
A fountain on the side of the water tower
Another fountain in town
Looking up in the entry hall of the water tower
Brick facade
Painted facade
Shutters and a cafe
A building along the Rhine
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