Basel Bites In this trio of tales from the border between Switzerland, Germany and France, a stranger in the beautiful, historic Swiss city of Basel witnesses the devotion of a German slave to her Austrian master, discovers the violent world of Basel carnival and initiates a couple into the mysteries of a Chinese executioner's sword. Pure Winterthur On her journey one summer to the surprising Swiss city of Winterthur, Penelope makes a pitstop, not just once but twice, before she reaches her destination. She enters a dark and dubious world where the sun never shines, wonders who is master and who is servant and learns that to forget is divine.