This morning we took a train ride through the snowy Swiss countryside up to Basel. It was a cozy ride with sunshine, coffee, and the last of the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.
We arrived just after noon and made out way to the hotel, with a little extra wandering and a stop to see the red town hall, Rathaus.
Our hotel was charming, a family owned hotel-gallery-theater-restaurant-cafe-archeological site. We stayed in a room that was painted all red with simple furniture and a view on the neighboring rooftops.
We spent the rest of the day strolling through the town, popping into stores, the Christmas market, and stopping for lackerli, pretzels, candied almonds, roasted chestnuts along the way.
Cathedral and carousel-actually a spinning bar:
The Rhine at night:
Plenty of trees and twinkling lights to start into the holiday spirit, the snow helps too.
