Inspiring Women Summer 2019
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IN CONVERSATION WITH DEANNA…<br />
What are your top 5 places to visit where you<br />
live and why?<br />
1. The Muenster Church and Muenster Square<br />
for its rich history dating back to the First<br />
Century. The actual church turns 1000 years<br />
old this year!<br />
2. Mittlere Bruecke - The Middle Bridge:<br />
Originally built in the 13th century by Emperor<br />
Heinrich II. and constructed of wood and<br />
stone so that it could be burned down, if<br />
needed, to protect the city. The bridge today<br />
is reconstructed out of stone to allow the trams<br />
to cross. It is the oldest crossing point on the<br />
Rhine between Lake Constance and the North<br />
Sea. Death sentences were carried out here<br />
by throwing people who committed crimes off<br />
the bridge into the Rhine until about 1600,<br />
when most criminals had learned how to swim.<br />
3. A long walk down Freiestrasse to Marktplatz<br />
to Schifflaende and over the Mittlere Bruecke<br />
every Saturday with my husband after we<br />
have coffee. We shop for food at the farmer’s<br />
market while sampling a variety of cheeses<br />
and have lunch at an Irish pub before<br />
returning home in the afternoon.<br />
4. The Blue and White Houses - Very large<br />
stately homes built just after the reformation<br />
and still well kept today by the Basel<br />
Government and used as offices for Social<br />
Services and Environment. Rich in the history of<br />
the beginning of the chemical industry, which<br />
then morphed into the pharmaceutical<br />
industry that eventually brought us to Basel for<br />
my husband’s career.<br />
At the Muenster Kirche<br />
5. My favorite place to ski is in Zermatt,<br />
Switzerland. We spend a week every<br />
December/January and include our family<br />
from the US whenever possible. It is truly a<br />
Winter Wonderland.<br />
Tell us about a typical day for you A typical<br />
day with guests from our local<br />
river cruise company consists of<br />
helping plan their time in Basel.<br />
Guiding them through the Old<br />
Town of Basel on a 2-hour<br />
historical walking tour, pointing<br />
out monuments, buildings,<br />
churches and giving them facts<br />
and some fun stories about living<br />
in Switzerland. Most guests are<br />
fascinated about what they see<br />
and hear on my tour, but mostly<br />
ask questions about why I came<br />
to live here and how life in<br />
another country compares to<br />
the USA. (95% of our guests are<br />
from the USA).<br />
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