Well I must admit I was surprised with the zoo response. I had no idea there was a zoo <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />

I was chatting with a neighbor about our trip, and come to find out his family came from Basel, They ran a hotel, which is still in business - the Hotel Merian. I think it was his great great grandfather and his brother which started it. At some point in the late 1800s his line departed Switzerland for the US. So my lodging concerns have been solved.

Thanks for the tips!

Any favorite eating establishments?