Basel

After a morning bike ride down the river Sure we departed Luxembourg for a long journey to Val and Pete's house in Basel, Switzerland. Fabulous place complete with pool in a very pretty suburb. What fantastic hosts! After a very hot night we cycled into Basel at 8am accompanying Val and Pete to work! Val took us to the massive pharmaceutical complex of Novartis where she works as a research biochemist. We were given visitor passes and then headed into Basel old town on the tram. Lovely walk up the Rhine watching people float/swim down the Rhine through the city. We really wanted to have a go but alas not enough time!! We were treated to a lovely lunch in a Novartis Italian restaurant by Val and then we left her to go back to work while we cycled back to their house. Strenuous uphill ride and we were leaking when we arrived back so a dip in their indoor pool was fabulous!!