For yesterday’s Photo Challenge, I revisited Basel, Switzerland. While waiting for our flight the next day, we were blessed to meet Claudia, a fellow blogger who lives in Basel and was happy to show us around her lovely city for an afternoon. My favorite part was wandering the streets of the non-tourist areas, seeing the very old, but well-kept buildings and, of course, doors, although this was well before I joined Thursday Doors. Oh, all the doors I missed! 🙂 I’ve featured some of the Basel doors here before, but here are a few more for your enjoyment.
An open door…
A door to more doors, but not to Mordor…
Two doors, but not Tudors…
This, that and the other thing 
You managed to get some nice ones, Janet. I know that feeling, though. When you see a picture today, that you took years ago and realize “there’s a door right behind that bush…” Oh, if we only knew 🙂
🙂 I stopped enough times for photos during the afternoon anyway, but all those doors un-shot… 😦
Those are some truly wonderful doors!
Thanks. The city was full of them and, as many of the homes date back into years like 12– or 16–, the doors are great as well.
janet
impressive Janet!!
It’s an impressive city, Aletta.
janet
Would love to see it!
I like the knocker on the first door. Great photos 🙂
A great door knocker can really add to the look of the door, that’s for sure.
janet
Staid, solid and Swiss, these doors. Apart from the gates, of course.
Very true, Ian.
janet
My love of doors didn’t become a conscious thing until you started posting photos of them. And now I notice them consciously and love them all the more. Thank you! I especially love the doors of European buildings. The creation of beautiful, strong, sturdy doors (and buildings) seems to be an art that was forgotten in the long-ago migration to the US. Every once in awhile here, I’ll notice a door worth pausing for.
I’m glad I could give you that gift, Madison. It’s one that makes life just a bit more interesting, don’t you think?
janet
I like the scrolled doors in the second photo, Janet. What an entryway!
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To quote the Beach Boys, “Oh, wouldn’t it be nice?”
Yes, definitely.
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That garage, or driveway, or whatever, that thing is GORGEOUS! 😀
A garage with a house, I would imagine, Joey, at the end of a small street. I agree, it’s quite something.
janet
Isn’t it fun to meet another blogger? I did so in Holland. Love these doors, Janet. Especially the wrought iron gate – regal! And the garage door (I assume) is pretty unusual! Great post!
Thanks, Jesh. I’ve been fortunate to meet about 10 and it’s so much fun. I hope to meet more in the future.
My goodness! You must travel a lot then?
Three live in or around Philadelphia, where our younger daughter went to are school. One I met while my husband was at a conference in San Francisco, several more at a writer’s conference. One we met in France several years ago. I travel more than some, but not as much as I’d like. 🙂
janet
Beautiful doors. Janet. 🙂
Thanks, Sylvia.
I’m going to start thinking of you as Queen of the Pun 🙂
I’d like that royally, Joanne. 🙂
Long live the Queen 🙂
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That first one has some wonderful detailed carving in it, and it’s huge too. Nice shots Janet 🙂
It’s an NBA player-sized door. 🙂
I love Basel. We were able to spend only about half a day there. I would love to go back! Wonderful doors!
That’s about how long we were there, too. There would be plenty to do and see in a longer visit.
janet
Next time we go to Switzerland!!
That first one is lovely.
I’m glad you think so. Thanks.
janet
Those are some DOORS in the bottom photo. 🙂
🙂 Very true.
janet
Hihi, funny. Tudors or not Tudors.
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janet
Great doors. And that last building is stunning!
It really is beautiful, isn’t it? I like the care put into making it look beautiful on the outside.
janet
That first door is fabulous, Janet. It has everything, including ironwork and a lovely pillar. I know what you mean about having missed lots of doors. When I was in Budapest and Lisbon I photographed lots of wonderful old buildings but only took shots of a few doors – and they have soooo many. It was before Thursday Doors, though, so I wasn’t really on the lookout. 😦
That’s exactly where I was while in Basel, not yet a TD member. It’s funny now, that the door of a structure is one of the things I notice first.
Me, too. I must look silly at times, taking a photo of a very plain building because it has a great door and ignoring a much better property beside it, because the door isn’t as interesting. What has Thursday Doors done to us 😮
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Oh the first and last doors are lovely! Great finds!
There were lots of great doors there, but as I was pre-TD, I didn’t get as many as I would now. 🙂
janet
A nice collection Janet:) Especially love that first one.
Thanks. There were so many beautiful doors there that I missed. Guess I’ll have to try to go back sometime. 🙂
janet
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~gasp~ that gate! Those doors! That painted wall! What a wonderful collection of finds! Wow, that last one just knocks me out!
Don’t you love that they took so much care with the outside of the house? Basel is a very pretty city. Glad you liked everything so much. 🙂
janet
Liked your door shots but loved your captions, more!
🙂 Thanks. I do like a bit of word play now and then.
janet