Wednesday, July 23, 2025

2025 Switzerland/Germany: Crossing The Rhine

 The Old City of Basel is on the Southern side of the Rhine.  There are several bridges that cross it, as we have seen previous pictures.



A Bridge has stood in this location on since A.D. 1206. Known as the Mittlere Brücke (Middle Bridge), was replaced in A.D. 1905 to allow the weight of trams.

A copy of the original shrine of Käppelijoch, where criminals were condemned to death:


Pretzel on the other side of the bridge.  It was delicious.


Ricola cough drops in Switzerland.  If you are old enough, you know.


A Vespa store.  This was the most European thing ever to me.



3 comments:

  1. I suspect I will have a man yelling Ricola echoing inside my brain for the better part of today.

    For those not old enough:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-1ik3S6Ct4

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    1. Ed, sometimes the tropes really are true.

      And yes, it spent a great deal of time in my head on that day as well...

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  2. Nylon1211:57 AM

    Yah Ed, same thing happened to me. That pretzel does look delicious TB.....man....how close to lunch is it? ........:)

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