Basel and Luzern, Switzerland

Sunday was Switzerland day. Our first stop was Basel. The weather had turned much cooler. While we waited for the art museum to open, we walked over the nearby bridge in the cold and wind.

View of Basel from the Bridge

Ferry 

We noticed a little boat with a Swiss flag crossing the river. We looked more closely and realized the ferry's flag was attached to a cable drawing it across the river.

The streets were a bit quiet on a Sunday morning. Basel was clean and beautiful and felt so tidy and Swiss. I loved the old buildings and especially the doors.

Beautiful Basel Home

Basel Door

Olsperger Hof 1389

I was surprised how old this house was-1389!

Basel Streets

Eptingerhof Door

We strolled by the church in Basel. The green patterned roof was beautiful. We approached it from the side when all seemed quiet. But around front it was bustling on a Sunday.

Basel Church Side View

Basel Church

We extended our time in Switzerland by going to Luzern. I was last in Luzern in 1980 when Kelly and I were on Study Abroad in Paris. I remembered the long covered wooden bridge across the Reuss River.

Luzern Waterfront

Luzern Short Wooden Bridge

The first covered wooden bridge we saw was just a warm up to the famous one I remembered.

Luzern View with Mike

The wall of the city can be seen in the distance with its stone tower. Luzern was picture perfect every direction we looked.

With Kate and View of Large Covered Wooden Bridge

I had a hard time getting everyone to pose for a picture on the bridge. This was the closest I could get!

Luzern Bridge

Luzern Bridge

The bridge was originally built in 1365 as part of Luzern's fortifications linking the old town on the right bank with the new town on the left bank of the Reuss.

City Tower

Since we were in Switzerland, we thought we should have fondue for lunch. We dipped potatoes and bread in the warm Swiss cheese and enjoyed a lovely meal.

Fondue

Luzern Waterfront

It was a beautiful afternoon in Luzern. We were glad we made the effort to see it and grateful for Mike who drove us the two hours back to Colmar for the evening.

Sande in Luzern