See, I told you I had them saved up. It's like I did all of my trip in about fifteen minutes of the last night i was here ;).
Seriously, we are just flying through this trip! Our next leg took us to Basel, to visit the animal health portion of Novartis, who graciously put us up in a very nice hotel near old city of Basel. A couple things that instantly stand out are the fantastic scenery and ridiculous prices. Weird? I think not. Also our hotel was the tallest inhabitable building in Basel, a mere 103 meters tall, with a bar and lounge at the top. We got in with not much time to spare in the evening, so we really just hung out at the lounge and took an easy evening. We traveled to Novartis, which is based in Basel, to learn about and have some great tours of a couple of their facilities. In Basel itself, we learned about what goes into making a pill, how to actually create the tablet (which turns out it like a super packed snow-ball), how to test shelf life, and how to market their product. Trust me, actually a whole lot more interesting than it sounds. After that, we traveled to St. Auben (which I may be spelling wrong), to see their flea and tick facility. This is about an hour and a half outside of Basel, and here is where you really start to get into the rolling, beautiful countryside. At the flea and tick center, the researchers develop preventative treatments against these parasites. Turns out to test the products, you have to breed these parasites. I have never seen a room with so many fleas before. There was enough that their wings almost sounds like an air conditioner. Crazy, but awesome.
We finished up Basel the next day with a tour of the old town. Once again, more history, art, and great views than you can imagine, and every town and city has their own library of this stuff! Also, had pear gelato. Just absolutely amazing. You should try it sometime, but only from Movenpick ice creams. Then we got to the airport, and flew off to Berlin! Seriously, these long days just never end!
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