Walking the bridge over the Rhine - an ancient "toll booth"

Locks of couples pledging their love

This "rocket" monument marks the border of 3 countries
Germany, France and Switzerland

Following a path not usually taken by tourists

Looking for the "highlights" on this map

Each location contains historical information

Often historical photos are included on the markers

We visited Basel in December 2012. It was our first "Christmas Market"
It was a very different scene as you can see from the photo below. More winter pictures of that trip to Basel are here