Basel Stories and Tips  A Quick Pit Stop in Breisach, Germany
Breisach, Germany Photo, Breisach, Germany  On the way to Colmar
and Strasbourg by train, we had to stop in Breisach, Germany to
take the bus into France. Why do you ask, "how come you didn't
take the train all the way into France instead of having to take
the train then the bus to France?" History is responsible for
the reason why one has to travel from Freiburg, Germany to
France this way, and it will be explained later on in this
journal entry.  Breisach is a small town of about 16,500 people
in the Baden-Wurtemburg region of Germany. In the old days it
was known as Altbreisach, but now it is formally known as
Breisach-an-der-Rhine since it is located on the Rhine River.
Breisach dates from Celtic times when it was run by Celtic
princes and the name Breisach is Celtic for "breakwater." This
little city on the Rhine has been through centuries of war,
occupation and changes in owner ship starting from Celtic times.
The Romans occupied Breisach an