Basel/Gruyere

Mom and Dad Orem arrived yesterday morning. After relaxing for an hour or two we had lunch and ventured out for a tour of Basel: the TinguelyFountain, Lohnhof (the old town prison), Freiestrasse (the main shopping street), Musterplatz where the main cathedral overlooks the Rhine, over the middle bridge for a break, a leisurely trip across the Rhine in an old-time ferry, and a tour of St. Alban’s with it’s old paper mill and city wall. Friday we took a driving tour to Gruyere to visit the Nestle chocolate factory complete with heavenly smells wafting through the parking lot. We enjoyed a self-guided tour that ended with trays full of unlimited amounts of chocolate to sample (YUMMY!). Afterwards we ventured up to the refurbished castle were we enjoyed a tour and great views over the valley. Beer was in order in the town square after a hard day of sight seeing.