Upon arrival, I checked into my hotel and the headed toward the Marketplatz public square. I couldn't help but stop and take a picture of the Single Speed Bicycles storefront, which would fit right in in San Francisco. Unlike in the U.S., however, Switzerland still observes Sundays in their traditional form: nearly all the shops were closed. Photo 6 of 17 in Cycles by Stephen Blake from Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 1

Cycles

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Upon arrival, I checked into my hotel and the headed toward the Marketplatz public square. I couldn't help but stop and take a picture of the Single Speed Bicycles storefront, which would fit right in in San Francisco. Unlike in the U.S., however, Switzerland still observes Sundays in their traditional form: nearly all the shops were closed.