Our last full day on ship and we made it through all the locks (around 20) to Basel, Switzerland. We opted for the locals walking tour, including transit across the river by unconventional ferry. It was a very nice town, complete with the central Europe staples of few cars in the downtown area, one old massive church (a muenster), and top-notch chocolate. It feels like a combo of all the places we have been so far, and notches our fourth country on this ramble.
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| A lock |
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| In the heart of the lock beast |
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| A very narrow lock |
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| Nothing like waking up to see concrete six inches outside your bedroom window (NOT joking) |
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| Rope system the crew used to tie us to floating moorings (that thing in the wall slot) |
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| Almost there |
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| Clear sailing |
Our ferry boat worked on a system of wires across the river with no motor using only the current and steering.
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| Ferry boat |
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| The motley passengers |
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| Neat cats painted along the wharf walk. Best use of spray paint we saw in Europe |
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| Riverside |
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| View from on Church Hill |
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| Another high view from old city walls |
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| Semi-portable potty but who or what is the door on the left for? Gnomes? |
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| How to make a snack shop out of a shipping container... |
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| Thinking of a song ("Well I was standin' on a corner in Basel Switzerland").... never mind |
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| Look, an old church |
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| More old church. A muenster (aka Protest-ent church) |
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| Sundial and a clock |
Short Vid of creepy moving wall sculpture
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| Huge wall mural across from Rock and Roll Bar |
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| Wider view of mural |
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| Other direction |
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| Art, I guess? |
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| City Hall |
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| Up close City Hall. Spire on top is gold plate |
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| Interesting fountain. Several in the city of similar type but different art. Water is drinkable. |
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| Extremely yummy chocolate courtesy of our guide. Pistachio I think. |
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| Beer, of course (public service announcement - Basel is the most expensive place we visited). |
After a full day of cruising (Rambler Hance got a workout in) we had our last dinner on the ship and spent time with the other Canucks we met, Cameron and Susanne.
Tomorrow we head overland by train to Stuttgart.
Until then, keep on rambling. (p.s. the Swiss speak French, German, and English)
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