Full day excursion to Basel
Tuesday, September 2
We'll turn you loose on an attractive city full of museums with a 'BaselCard' in hand that will allow free use of the extensive bus and tram system and entry to most expositions.
Basel has more attractions than one can handle in a day, so we strongly recommend to study the options beforehand via:
Here you find an overview we have put together in pdf-form.
Those interested can visit the Zoo Basel (a guided tour will be offered at 10:30). Here a slightly outdated Zoo map for those who want to be well-prepared
In the afternoon (14:00) we can visit the Swiss Tropical Institute, a world leader in its field
Half day excursion to Strasbourg
Thursday, September 4
We plan to organize a boat trip and loosely guided visit to Strasbourg, seat of the European parliament, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and, last but not least, the European Science Foundation
Strasbourg, Petit France
