Basel and the Rhine
PHeymont explores Basel's riversides and the city's affair with the river.
PHeymont explores Basel's riversides and the city's affair with the river.
A lively and colorful display of spinning toys caught PHeymont's attention.
PHeymont spotted an unusual version of the two-headed god who gave his name to the month just ending.
An Italian town whose heart and geography may have been in Switzerland loses its unique status.
PHeymont visits a church that's led an eventful life for nearly eight centuries.
PHeymont shares some of Basel's loveliest doors, and some of the history behind them.
As in many other cities, the modern found a home in Basel around the turn of the last century, but produced some unique blends with earlier styles.
On a day with no markets, a swarm of busy bees invaded Basel's central marketplace, and PHeymont was there to watch.
Short of train drivers and conductors, Swiss railways are searching for new recruits on station platforms with the lure of a try at a train simulator
Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city's fabric. Here are some of PHeymont's favorites.
Here and there around the city, Paul Heymont encountered the remnants of Basel's medieval city walls.
Swiss transit systems are ready to switch over to a smartphone-based ticketless payment system.
Basel's Badischer Bahnhof is an architectural landmark with a quirky history.
PHeymont did a double-take when he spotted this window sign in Basel.
A proposal by the city's tourism director to allow more stores to open Sunday has run into opposition from unions and possibly storeowners.