The first night we arrived via train from Paris and Dan was off hiking in the Alps so we settled into a park nearby and relaxed, enjoying how peaceful it was to not in a bustling city. We were able to find a pizza, beer and wine, and hung out in the park for a few hours until Dan made it home. We loved it.
The next day we rode bikes along a beautiful bike path that extended through the woods and along a river for about 20 miles. We actually rode into Germany (only a mile or two away) and were able to see a castle, beautiful gardens and enjoy all the locals staring at Niko since he was riding a bright orange cruiser bike. That night we were thrilled to cook, although it was simply pasta, it was so nice to not eat out.
The next couple days Dan had to work, so we slept in, walked around the cute downtown area, went for a run, ate sausages, did some research on our travels and hung out by the Rhine river where we watched people float by and bask in the hot sun.
The third night Dan treated us to traditional fondu, which is absolutely delish. Thank you Dan!
Dan's Birthday happened to be on Sept 13th so that day we explored the Novartis campus and had lunch. That night we went out to dinner to celebrate with about 10 of his friends, one of which (Josh) is friends of friends from Boulder...small world! All of his friends are great, friendly people and most of them are from other countries, so it was really nice to have such international company.
Overall, we really enjoyed Basel and spending time with Dan. Switzerland is EXPENSIVE and the food is generally mediocre, but it is a very clean city with interesting people, great architecture and a beautiful river running through it. Great stop along the way....next stop Venice, Italy!!
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