Romance of the Rhine and Mosel - Switzerland 4

Hi, Today we traveled by bus to Basel, Switzerland. The afternoon was at leisure so Jim and Cathy Kleeman, and I took a walk; naturally ending up at the railroad station.

The next day we had a walking tour in the morning. This neat dragon statue is in St. Johann's park along the Rhine just above where our ship was docked.

As we left the park we passed the home of the Basel Model Railroad club.

After a few blocks of walking we reached St. Johann's Plaza from where we took a tram downtown. This was the location of St. Johann's gate which once had been part of the city wall (above and below).

Once we arrived downtown we passed the fine arts museum (above and below).

In the courtyard of of the museum is this statue titled the Burghers of Calais. It is a copy of a work by Rodin. The original stands in front of the city hall in Calais, France.

Our walk took us along a number of streets (above and four below).

Many of the buildings had interesting doorways (above and below).

We explored Basel Munster, a 12th century red sandstone church (above and two below).

Passenger ferries crossed the Rhine here. They are tethered via a cable and use the river's current for power (above and below). A "sail" hangs from the bottom of the boat at an angle to the current. As the ferry is tethered the current forces it to move across the river.

This square includes the Cardinal's residence.

I believe these are doors to the Cardinal's residence (above and below).

Here is a sign for a public men's room.

Our last stop was the town hall. The photo above was taken the day before. The day of our walk there was a market in the square in front of the town hall.

We had an opportunity to go inside the courtyard of the town hall.

On our return to the riverboat we passed this interesting statue in St. Johann's Park.

Thanks for looking.