Day 2: Basel, Switzerland

We had an early morning breakfast, and then rode the buses to town. Once downtown, we were given a guided tour through the Old Town. Strolling through the cobblestone streets, we arrived at the Basel Munster, the city’s cathedral. The architecture was pretty cool, and there was a beautiful open courtyard with flowers in full bloom. On the terrace there were some great views overlooking the Rhine and countryside.

We were given a half hour to shop around and be on our own, so Amber and I headed up the pedestrian mall and found a modern home improvement store similar to Crate & Barrel and the like. We bought a few items and then had a beer at a streetside cafe.
Next, we walked up to the “Internationally Recognized Museum.” I’ve been to my fair share of museums, and I must say that this one had to be in my bottom five. Mostly it was the due to the chaos in and around the museum, but I’ll give most of the credit to the tour guide. She spent the majority of the time talking up her favorite painter before we were even allowed to see anything. By the time we actually got to see our first painting we had only 20 minutes left to see what we could of the rather small museum.
After catching the buses back to the boat we had a quick lunch and then took an afternoon nap, as both Amber and I were still pretty jet lagged. We woke up for an unimpressive dinner and then headed back to the room and watched Planet Earth - Seasonal Forrests and called it a night.

Basel - 6/10