Basel City Hall Courtyard
Sunday we took a day trip to Basel. My wife wanted to attend a children’s Choir concert that was part of a European festival in Basel and I wanted to grab a few photos of the downtown area. We also planned to visit the Tinguely museum.
Every time I visit Basel the city grows on me. It feels like a city where real people live. It seems to be a little more worn, a bit dirtier than Zurich. The stores seem to be a bit more in my price range as well. It just feels more like a place a real, regular person would live, whatever that means.
I was combing the web looking a a few panoramic images and saw a good one of the rathaus courtyard. I took four panoramic images when I was there. After getting home it looks like one has turned out pretty well, one will require a bit more work because of the complex lighting, and 2 were throw-aways. But that is why I always take more than one shot. Here is a link to the 360 panorama of the Basel Rathaus courtyard.
I was also really impressed with the Tinguely museum. It has quickly turned into my favorite art museum. The core of the collection is works from Jean Tinguely. If you have been by the fountain in Barfussplatz and seen the mechanical artisitc monsters in the fountain you’ll have a good idea of what you’ll encounter at the Tinguely museum. I’d like to share more about the Tinguely museum after I go through my photos because I think it deserves a post of its own.
