Basel, Switzerland

Yesterday Bec and I took off for Switzerland to the border town of Basel on a beautiful blue-skyed day. It was a pleasant surprise...I have been through there several times and have never thought anything was there. Once again I was wrong. The city isn't inundated with a bunch of sights, but it does have its share and is incredibly cute and extremely clean! Here are a few sights...

The first photo is the front of the Rathaus (City Hall)...the lines in the photo are from the tram line.


The next two photos are of the inside courtyard of the Rathaus, and their Christmas tree is already up!

Outside of the Rathaus is the Marktplatz, where incidently there was a sort of Farmer's Market. Its not uncommon in a lot of European cities to have a regular daily market as many people here shop daily.

And I really liked this tree too, it made us want to start decorating immediately...

Probably the best and the most hard to find sight was the Cathedral. It was so pretty! And it was huge and sat perfectly on the river offering the best views.

There was even an indoor/open air area with memorials that simply looked like art. This only one of many corridors that displayed these memorials...

And, of course, the gorgeous riverfront view from the back courtyard of the Cathedral.

As we trekked about the city yesterday, we didn't just sightsee. We had lunch, did some shopping, and came upon some very fun and interesting things. Outside Butler's we found the perfect accessory for any Christmas time Swiss adventure. Reindeer ears!

And probably the best find in Basel was the wonderful novelty store called the "Condomeria". Yep, its full of condoms in various forms...they even had condom Christmas ornaments and several kinds of condom pipes! So if you need a great gift idea, please go here...

We had a great time, as per usual!

Today we spent the day in Heidelberg on the Hauptstrasse, at the Castle, and on Heiligenberg. It was another crystal clear, beautiful day and it could not have been better to see the sights. We aren't done there either, so we will head back Monday after our weekend away in Amsterdam! We'll let you know how that went on Monday too.

Auf Weidershen!