Post by Owen on May 6, 2020 1:53:28 GMT
1 ~~~ The Swiss city where even fun is serious ~~~
Hardworking Basel is one of Switzerland's richest cities.
But if you dip beneath its surface, you discover the beguiling contradictions that make Basel serious fun.
Until 18:00, Basel is all business.
It’s not somewhere you can waltz into a meeting five minutes late – not in this Swiss city whose major industries, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, are all about precision and control.
But when the workday is done, Basel quickly reveals its other, pleasure-loving face. ............
www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200427-the-swiss-city-where-even-fun-is-serious
Hardworking Basel is one of Switzerland's richest cities.
But if you dip beneath its surface, you discover the beguiling contradictions that make Basel serious fun.
Until 18:00, Basel is all business.
It’s not somewhere you can waltz into a meeting five minutes late – not in this Swiss city whose major industries, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, are all about precision and control.
But when the workday is done, Basel quickly reveals its other, pleasure-loving face. ............
www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200427-the-swiss-city-where-even-fun-is-serious