Sunday we ventured out into the cold, wet day for a short driving tour. We visited Baden, Brugg and Aarau. Baden is know for its hot springs (bad is the German word for bath), but this small town is also home to the international conglomerate ABB and where the inventor of LSD (Albert Hofmann) is from. It was a nice town and we were able to take in the highlights in about 20 minutes. Brugg is another small town just a few minutes away where they found a Roman settlement very near by in Vindonissa. They believe that the tower that stands near the bridge into the city was constructed in the 12th century, but extended with stones from the Roman village in the 16th century. Finally, we visited Aarau which once was the capitol of Switzerland for a few months in 1798. It has a terrific little downtown with lots of painted gables and a great clock tower. See our pictures here - Baden, Brugg, Aarau.
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