A Church With A View

Sightseeing in Basel

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October 16th 2008
We woke up to a wet and rainy day. We drove into downtown Basel in the morning to have a look around and do some shopping. At lunch time Nikki had to give her Rotary presentation to her host club the Rotary Club of Basel - St Jakob. We were very impressed with Nikki’s presentation, not that we could understand a word of it as she now speaks fluent German. A lot of the club members commente ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Basel

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more