3-06-2011
The weather forecast was wrong and the day was sunny and lovely in the afternoon.
Morning was spent at the Rhine Falls, the largest falls in Europe. Well...... it is not very large. In it's favor is it's setting. The backdrop is a medieval castle, a boat can also take you to the centre of the falls where you can climb onto a viewing platform. The town surrounding it, at least the bits we saw , is quite small, Schloss Laufen. Went on the adventure trail, a railway bridge crossing the river before the falls, had to run back the bridge to get the train.
The rest of the day was spent at Basel. The city where three countries meet, France, Switzerland and Germany. We even walked to the meeting point, the three countries corner, a very long walk. Ben& Jerry's ice-cream along the way made it easier .
Basel is very tourist friendly making it very easy to see the sights. The Tinguely fountain, outside the theater was a really fun fountain to watch. It was like walking into an inventor's courtyard and accidentally pressing a switch. There were machines with wheels and hoses whirring and spouting water.
Visited the St. Elizabeth's church and then the red Munster ( cathedral). Liked the open market in the square outside the town hall as well as the town hall itself. It was built 500 years ago ( when Basel joined the Swiss Confederation) and meetings are still held in it today.
Forgot to ask at the tourist information about Roger Fedrer's house, could have visited. Wonder if he will win today.
Sri Lankan dinner tonight ( found a place in Basel) after a long time.
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