A quiet day was planned.  To walk to the last Basel Paper Mill Museum, then on to another museum, ending with a short walk along the Rhine.

The building housing the Paper Mill Museum began as a paper mill some 500 years ago.  The buildings old thick, exposed walls were cool to the touch and held memories of a bygone age.  The museum still produces some paper by hand, and it appeared when we were there that they were teaching the craft..  Of course photographing the water wheel was a highlight of the adventure.

I tired of the Paper Mill Museum before Hugh and wandered outside to see what else the area held.

Much to my delight, I found that the Old Walls of Basel, a section anyway.  The first wall were started in 1080 and the newer sections were built in the thirteenth century.  The portion of the wall I happened upon was the St. Alban-Tor (locally known as the Dalbedoor) which was build in the fifteenth century. It was a wonderful find, and of course I came away with many photos.

And then on to our final stroll along the Rhine.  I stared in amazement as I watched a man, I presumed to be a native, climb into the April water with a life vest and let the currents carry him away.  How I wanted to ask him about his adventure!

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