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Basel Slideshow
Basel
Travel Blogs from Basel, Switzerland
What do you get...
... fiasco... the motorcycles were going to arrive two weeks later in Basel around the 30th of April. The weather wasn`t particularly great in Switzerland so we decided to spend the next 2 weeks in Morocco (see our next entry). Of course when we got back... ...
Exploring Basel...looonnng post
... , sliced in half with butter spread on it! Very different from what we consider pretzels in the U.S.! I have noticed also that, in Switzerland, pictures of pretzels are 'upside down' compared to the way we're used to seeing them, lol. I ...
Fasnacht
... for the most exciting festival of the year. Fasnacht is the German version of Carnivale. It is celebrated all across Switzerland, but Basel is known to have one of the biggest and best celebrations. It lasts for three days, beginning Monday morning at ...
Stücki
... opened. Anyway it turns out that it's not just a new store; there is an entire new mall! Which is pretty exciting because Basel doesn't really have a mall and this one looks fantastic. After work the man and I headed there (with Lincoln, of course) ...
Just another summer day
We've been having far more rain than I would like this summer but finally today the sun was out and it was reasonably warm. We decided to check out the last day of Klosterbergfest, a Brazilian festival fund-raising for the children of Brazil. At ...
Basel Switzerland - Into The Wild
... went straight to the venue named Sommercasino. And no, its not like casino like in vegas, its like casino as in abandoned building in basel switzerland. We loaded in, I did what i do, et up a merch booth and we did our thing. A small crowd but a great ...
Berry picking
... pick up a friend of mine visitng from Calgary. He is traveling around Europe until he runs out of money, and starts his journey in Basel. We walked around the city a bit with him and then he fell asleep at about 6pm and is out cold. Hopefully the jetlag ...
ciao Italy...
one of the crapest airports to while away 6 hours until my next flight to Istanbul. Very boring. so boring infact, that I wont bore you with writing about how I did nothing for hours. too ...
Herbstmesse time again!
... have been getting a bit stir-crazy here in Basel. I guess life is getting just a little too routine. I really like Basel and Switzerland, and I think there are still a lot of things for me to experience in Switzerland before I move on. The problem ...
I now remember what it was like pre-Euro
... we got back a stack of swiss francs. We then had to buy more to use them all up before we left the country. Pain in the bum But the first building we saw in Switzerland was this UBS one :-) Croissant was OK, fresh orange juice was very ...
Ready for Christmas
Basel is ready for Christmas. An incredibly large tree has been erected in Marktplatz and the streets are sparkling with bright lights and fragrant garlands. I decided to take a walk after dark and admire the festive decorations. I brought my camera along ...
The Real Basel
... the new. Modern tram systems sitting alongside ancient cathedrals. So they break down a little more often than you would expect in Switzerland, but they go every seven minutes. But the big question your all asking is what the hell is Rahn doing so far ...
Pinguin
Tonight my colleague took me to a great little pub for an after-work drink. It's quite small and when you enter it's not immediately impressive. Looking up, I noticed the ceiling is decorated with hundreds of beer glasses and mugs and other beer articles ...
Meeting up with Dad in Basel!
... there on business! We thought we were too close not to pop in & see dad, & it saves us popping back into Switzerland after France, as we'll have seen what we want now instead! Stayed at a nice campsite, very quiet as they all seem to be ...
Finally Some pics arrg!!
... of gorillas playing loud drums are going the other way. Oh oh this looks like trouble. But I forget this is still Switzerland where everything still moves like clockwork and the groups pass without any trouble. The whole thing seems like absolute mayhem ...
Travel day
Today was pretty unexciting. We flew from Bucharest to Milan. From the Milan airport we found a shuttle bus to the train station where we stood in a very long queue for tickets. We managed to get on the train we wanted despite a small number of jerks who ...
Winter Solstice
This year winter solstice was a big deal because of the much-hyped lunar eclipse happening at the same time. I knew that the best place to be this morning (or last night, depending on the time zone) was in North America, but had also heard that those of ...
Just a quick stop
To escape the high prices of Switzerland we headed north to Basel. It was more of a stopover destination. When we told the guy at the hostel that we where only staying a night he actually tried persuading us to stay longer. He went into detail about the ...
Basel and Dornach
I expected Basel Switzerland to be full of chocolate and watches, glitz and wealth...I was wrong. It is a nice city, busy and comfortable, easy to get around in. It is a very cosmopolitan city, with citizens from all over the world. We watched young ...
Photo stop
... heading home now..... 8 hour drive from the Lakes, past Milan, up through Lake Como and into Switzerland. Not much to say here......back did go into Basel for a photo. Note: not really giving much thought as to how the Basel project in getting ...
Basel in about an hour
... interesting place I've ever been to. It's quite pretty, but there's not an awful lot happening there. After a good night's sleep (Basel Backpacker Hostel has the best hostel beds I've ever slept in), we walked to Basel's main attraction, the Munster. Like ...
Day 12
... off, direct on course. Advance the power lever just seconds later we are in the air. Huch, we managed. I saw myself already in Basel on the ground when suddenly the window startet to became blurry. Oil started to sneak up the window, oh oh. Normally this ...
hc-meeting in basel
... guy who has hair that grows inside his scull. after the dinner i went to the hc-meeting. there were about 10people, most of them from basel, no foreign person. after couple of beers and nice talks, tobi, my host, and me, we went home. he lives in a flat ...
Basel
... to ensure you get the most out of your hard-earned cash. Basel on a budget Known as the 'cultural capital' of Switzerland, Basel is a must for any accomplished culture vulture. Located on the banks of the great River Rhine. Basel is divided into two ...
Basel - Petria left Switzerland
Petria flew out from Basel, so we went together and took her rolly suitcase on a tour of the city on the border of France and Germany. We looked around the little Christmas markets and Pet had some typical Swiss wurst, with bread and mustard, then flew ...
The Great Disappointment
... . I went back to my hotel in disgust, at my friend, at the city of Basel. Im sure the rest of Switzerland has something to offer. Not Basel. I am sitting in an internet pub right now recommended by the Lonely Planet guide. There is a distinct lack of ...
Switzerland land of cheese and cows!
... de Nord, instead of Gare de lèst. It set us back about half a day, but after we got it figured out, we had to make a few more stops than intended plus an extra train, but we made it to Basel in time to eat at Barry´s Pizzeria before closing ...
Off to Turkey, Greece and then who knows where
Miranda and I are taking off to Turkey today. We get into Istanbul at 2:30am, should be interesting. We'll be in Turkey for about 5-6 days and then we are off to Greece for about 7-9 days. Afterwards I am planning on hopping over to Pamplona, Spain to ...
Switzerland, in parenthesis
... upset to learn, too late, that we could have taken public transportation and made a tour of France, Germany and Switzerland right there in Basel. She still gets a kick out of putting one foot in one country with the other in another country. ...