Mini fridge in our hotel became useful after we removed the drinks provided (at a cost) by hotel.

One of the many designs of doors that are 100's of years old.

Fountains dating back hundreds of years are located throughout the Old City.

These are the colorful bags used to hold clothes while swimming down the Rhine.

It's of reconstruction work going on. These are bags filled with cut cobblestones.

Day in Basel, Switzerland

September 11, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

Today, in Basel, we walked around the old city using an app with a feature where it would bring up an audio recording whenever you walked past a significant sight on the walking route. Following that we spent the afternoon at the Basel Zoo. It’s not located far from our hotel and we were given a free transit pass by our hotel that we can use for all public transit, including to the airport tomorrow. The Basel Zoo has a very impressive collection of animals in well designed enclosures. We saw all kinds of wildlife including rhinos, a lion, a silverback gorilla, hippos, giraffes, zebras … monkeys, chimps, orangutans.

Not going out for dinner today. Found a good little grocer near the hotel and bought salads. Also bought a beer for later tonight in our comfy hotel room! We did go for an added little walk to see the city Rathaus after we finished our dinners. Really enjoyed exploring the Old City of Basel.Read more