Sunday in ruins...

Roman Ruins, that is! Sunday morning we headed off to meet the gang at the bus stop - then rode about 10 minutes to Augst, Switzerland. It's just outside of Basel, and home of Augusta Raurica. From the bus stop, we had a lovely 10-15 minute walk:

There were 8 of us in all, and it was a fun time exploring the random ruins that have apparently been discovered and re-discovered repeatedly over the centuries.

Not the most comfortable furniture I've ever seen, but apparently child-proof:

Restored Mosaic:

After we finished roaming around, we took the 15 minute walk to the river to find a restaurant...

(on the walk to the river - I like the wall)

I was hot, the water wasn't!

Here's a bath house, right on the river:

...and wait on our 2:30 boat ride back down the river to Basel. It's a 10 minute bus ride, but an hour 1/2 boat ride. We had to go through 2 locks, which was a new experiece for most of us in the group.

Sinking!

Through the lock:

It's a gorgeous area - but I'm always a sucker for anything close to water...

Speaking of water, it's cold! But the air temp has been hitting 90 at times, so I'm hoping to get that today or tomorrow, and I'll hit the river for a swim! There's a very strong current, so I guess floating/coasting would be a more accurate description. Sort of like an almost frozen Lazy River...

Anyway, lunch was fantastic, as was the boat ride back. Which we followed up with, what else, ice cream. We are definitely putting in some miles, but it's great practice for this weekend's trip: ROME!