29 décembre 2008, Genève to Basel

MONDAY
I took a quick walk around Geneva before catching the train to Basel in northern Switzerland.

Brunswick Monument. Named after Charles d'Este-Guelph, Duke of Burnswick, who was linguist, musician, and investor that died in Geneva in 1873.

The sun rising over Geneva

train ride to Basel

The German-speaking city of Basel

The YMCA hostel I stayed at.

A familiar sculpture in the streets of Basel... "Hammering Man" by Jonathan Borofsky. Borofsky has Hammering Men sculptures located around the world, including in Seattle :).

St. Alban Church... stream flowing towards the Rhine

The Spalentor is one of the three city gates that still survives from Basel's old city walls.

The Marktplatz

The Townhall