Basel

What we expected: Memorial Day Weekend 3-day trip to see Neuschwanstein Castle

What actually happened: Memorial Day Weekend 1-day trip to Basel, Switzerland

What we expected: a relatively cheap lunch at a restaurant

What actually happened: an insanely expensive lunch at a small grocery store/bakery

What we expected: to see Roman ruins

What actually happened: saw Roman ruins : )

What we expected: to see Basel
What actually happened: we really liked Basel

What we expected: Germany to annihilate Switzerland in a friendly
What actually happened: Switzerland beat Germany in a high scoring friendly

looking down at the amphitheater & temple ruins

part of the amphitheater

 

Roman oven that's still used today

Nathan testing out the different ropes/pulleys

 part of an aqueduct

Roman column

model of the city in Roman times 

the amphitheater & temple

carved stone 

hand holding a globe, symbolizing the supreme power of Jupiter

silver platter 

bronze platter 

currency 

model of an ancient Roman home 

kitchen (with a creepy kid) 

living space 

column

reconstructed mosaic

St. Jakob's in the background 

first bridge built over the Rhine

Germany v. Switzerland

not even the end of the match... 

Nathan and I kept recasting our match predictions. I had originally guessed 2-1 Germany, and Nathan had originally guessed 2-0 Germany.