European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Basel s fasnacht Hai a family flavor As the costumed children at right indicate. At far right drummers from one of the clique March Down the Street. Swist National tourist folic ample reason to visit by Leah Larkin features editor carnival is reason enough to visit. Bui Switzerland s set Ond largest City offers even More than ils wonderfully Wirtl /.is/i,h lit Celebration. Basel has an excellent zoo Superb museums interesting old buildings and neighbourhoods Good restaurants More than one might expect i in a City known first for ils Industry specifically As Headquarters for Switzerland s Gigantic chemical Industry. Wandering along the Cobblestone streets of the old town or the Banks of the Rhine where everything is Swiss clean neat and Ink it s hard to imagine factories nearby. Smokes Lai is might be visible in the distance Bill their presence does t detract. Instead your attention might be diverted loan intriguing Lou Taiti or sculpture Lor Basel has an abundance of them along Streels. In squares in front of buildings a real i Road please is the Bizarie Fountain by Swiss Arlisle lean Tinguely on the Plaza in front of the Basel i Heater Huguely. Master of Meta mechanics puts various Odd Objet to together in strange a a. Makes them move and do crazy things. In this t ase they squirt water. In the City s i me arts museum Kunstl museum. His Gigantic ii spins its w heels and tires Bangs and clangs its Drums and piano at 11 . And .1 45 . Daily. The 1 r minute show of moveable Art is mind boggling. There s More Arl in motion in the museum where spectators often press billions or step on a Petal to set things in action. The Tine arts museum Whit h served As a Refuge for Art work. Doomed decadent by Tiller s Germany also has some noteworthy canvases by Early German and i Lemish masters As Well As contemporary artists like i Picasso Klee Kandinsky and Mondrian. But the real up to tale modern Art is housed elsewhere in the City s museum for contemporary Arl. Last year one room featured a collection of used clothing battered Coats Shirls. Dresses pants spread All Over the floor. Spectators were expected to walk in and Over the sen if you can t bring yourself to appreciate its Avail Garde contents you will be fascinated with the museum building a i Jylli Century fat Lory that was transformed into a sleek airy Lnu lure. There Are More museums in Basel including an antiquities museum natural history museum caper museum and Sporl museum. All Are great places to escape the c Hill during a wintertime Visil. It would be a mistake however to limit a Winter Visil to indoor attractions. Basel s zoo is a must in any weather yen if it s t old and Damp the sights will Lake your mind off the weather. The zoo within walking distance of the downtown area is in an open Park with Ponds and streams. Stork nests Perch Alop sever in of its big Trees. In the animal world it is famous Lor its Rhinot roses and skill at Breeding rare animals in Captivity. The /.olli. As the baseless Call it is one zoo you Tan walk away from Anil not feel sorry Lor the critters. Look Lor signs at the zoo Entrance that list feeding times Anil performances. Continue your walking and explore More of Basel on foot. Fake a stroll on the promenade above the Rhine past the Miinster the 12th Century Cathedral whose gothic Spires and i Olor Lul tile Root Are c ily symbols. I Ollow the Skinny streets that climb the Hills of the Voltl town. Somehow they All seem to Lead Back Down to the Maik Platz where the real Sandstone City Hall with its pastel frescoes steals the scene. Cross one of the City Bridges and wander around Basel s other Side. If you plan a visit this carnival add an extra Day or two Anil gel to know Basel. The Rhine flows through Basel a City with Fine museums and restaurants and a spectacular zoo. Lily from id a i toss up in Moi unlil6pm if summer add b Swiss ironic a oui 15 301 the Fine arts Musu Ern Kun museum is open thiong from 10 am until 5 pm admission is 3 francs about j1 so Evay Day except sunday when admission charge Trie same admission charges apply to the Contemp of dry Arl museum might in Artson Insl. Hin is open on mondays and from wednesday though sunday irom k 5pm to 5 30 p n january 25, 1990 stripes
