1. Museum fur MusikautomatenSeewen The Basel museums encompass a series of museums in the city of Basel, Switzerland, and the neighboring region. They represent a broad spectrum of collections with a marked concentration in the fine arts and house numerous holdings of international significance. With at least three dozen institutions, not including the local history collections in the surrounding communities, the region offers an extraordinarily high density of museums compared to other metropolitan areas of similar size. They draw some one and a half million visitors annually. Constituting an essential and defining component of Basel culture and cultural policy, the museums are the result of closely interwoven private and public collecting activities and promotion of arts and culture going back to the 16th century. The pub... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Rhine FallsNeuhausen Am Rheinfall The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Switzerland and Europe.The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich , between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen , next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. They are 150 metres wide and 23 metres high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m3/s , while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m3/s . The highest flow ever measured was 1,250 cubic metres per second in 1965; and the lowest, 95 cubic metres per second in 1921.The falls can not be climbed by fish, except by eels that are able to eel their way up over the rocks. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Creux du VanNeuchatel The Creux du Van is a natural rocky cirque approximately 1,400 metres wide and 150 metres deep, on the north side of Le Soliat. It is located in the Val de Travers district, in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. A very well known, amphitheatre-shaped natural attraction of the area, it is located at the heart of a nature reservation area of 15.5 km². From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Aare GorgeMeiringen The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The gorge is an indirect product of glaciation; 10,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was coming to an end, torrential runoff water from melting glaciers eroded a deep, narrow chasm through the limestone barrier. Although barely one mile long, this passage is bordered by sheer cliffs up to 165 feet high on either side. The gorge varies in width from some 30 metres at its widest to just 1 metre at its narrowest.The gorge is a popular tourist attraction, many visitors attracted by the nearby Reichenbach Falls, which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle selected as the setting for Sherlock Holmes' murder by Professor Moriarty. Permission to build wal... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Reichenbach FallsMeiringen The Reichenbach Falls are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the creek called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total change of altitude of about 250 metres . At 110 metres , of which the Grand Reichenbach Fall , the upper one, is by far the largest one and one of the higher waterfalls in the Alps and among the forty highest in Switzerland. The Rychenbach loses 290 metres of height from the top of the falls to the valley floor of the Haslital. Today, a hydro-electric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, reducing its flow.In popular literature, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the Grand Reichenbach Fall as the location of the final physical altercation between his hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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This presentation includes video clips shot with a Traveler HD 10X Digital Video Camera and digital photos taken with a Traveler Slimline X5 digital camera.
Wednesday, 8 April, 2009:
While visiting friends in Switzerland, my friend and I take a car tour of interesting sites and picturesque views. One of our stops was at the water wheel at Reigoldswil. Reigoldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
In this video you'll see views of the area around the water wheel and the streams that make the wheel turn. This traditional set up has a modern touch as it generates a low amount of hydro-electric power.
The beautiful spring weather makes the setting even more pleasant as the sound of falling water soothes our nerves.
Learn more about Reigoldswil here:
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The raw video was converted and edited with Vegas 8. The converted video was stabilized with DynaPel SteadyHand. The credits were created with Windows Movie Maker.