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March 10-12, 2007: Basel - Friends and Computational Biology

Saturday March 10 Remembering Basel

Basel is a very interesting place. 25 years ago I worked on a clinical trials system as a consultant - and met Rainer Hochkoeppler, an artist and problem solver. We became fast friends. I have not seen Rainer in 20 years but we maintained contect. I cam to Basel for a Computational Biology meeting and to renew our friendship. No disappointments here.

The Rhine river passes through the middle of Basel - and Basel is in the corner of Germany, France and Switzerland.

The Markplatz - with the beautiful red government building

mar 11 0085 markplatz

and the frowning guy that guards Basel

mar 11 0094 basel guard

Here is one of my favorite places - walking along the Rhine - with the boat ferry

mar 10 0102 rhine ferry

and barge traffic.

mar 10 0052 barge ferry

A street

mar 10 0041 basel st

The back of Roche - where I used to visit the Solitude garden filled with statues. They have disappeared.

mar 10 0073 roche rhine

Spring is early - some flowers

mar 10 0031 pink flower

Shadows within a flower

mar 10 0118 stem shadows

And shadows along a tree-lined lane

mar 10 0091 shadows

And fountains everywhere

mar 10 0107 fountain

Sunday March 11

It started with the moon

mar 11 0024 roche moon

And it is the end of Carnival - with a band that marches around the city.

mar 11 0039 band

and a very interesting drum set

mar 11 0038 band

Ski time - without snow

mar 11 0041 ski

Rainer and I took the tram to a park - and passed this building of reflections

mar 11 0045 reflections

Then off to the countryside and this interesting concrete home - built around the 1920s.

mar 11 0050 concrete home

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There is a mathematical astronomy lab -

mar 11 0081 math astronomy sign

That apparently cultivates bee colonies by day

mar 11 0064 bee hive

A closer view

mar 11 0073 bees

and a much closer view

mar 11 0074 bees close

We ended the day with a concert - two Bach cantatas

mar 11 0095 concert

The rear organ

mar 11 0098 organ

The choir and chamber orchestra

mar 11 0102 bach cantata

March 12, 2007

The up early this morning and the moon and perhaps Mars or Venus above

mar 12 0104 moon planet

and a closer view of the moon

mar 12 0131 moon

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C. Frank Starmer

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