Some more pictures from Basel! Don't forget to check out Part I as well.
(Above) This was lunch at the Stadthof. They were the first restaurant to serve pizza in Basel but we had sandwiches, served as if they were sushi.
(Above & Below) And half the day at the Basel Paper Mill: The Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing, and Printing.
It's also still a working paper mill, with wheel and all.
(Above) We made our own paper too.
I found the rooms devoted to printing most interesting.
(Above) Oh look, another Basilisk!
(Above) This machine looks familiar...* * *
This next part is from the Cathedral. It's on the banks of the Rhein so the back side has a great view of the city. It's also the burial spot of Érasme, a Dutch Humanist who lends his name to the European exchange student program, Erasmus.
(Above) Inside courtyard
(Above) L to R: Me, Ivan, Lucas, holding a sketch of the perfect geometry of the church's location with 2 other points to the city, which in turn mimic the position of 3 mountains (part of the Jura) which surround the city. This triangle was defined by the Celts.
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