and I was totally won over by Basel, mostly after seeing people swimming to work in the river. Obviously its Switzerland so inordinately expensive but yeah, incredible part of the world.
If you ride to Basel, it's worth the extra journey on to the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen. It's the biggest waterfall (by volume?) in Europe and it is a ferocious spectacle. There is a great youth hostel on the cliff right next to it.
and I was totally won over by Basel, mostly after seeing people swimming to work in the river. Obviously its Switzerland so inordinately expensive but yeah, incredible part of the world.