Basel Hilton

... 8217;s (Daniella) place for afternoon tea with her husband and 3 girls – Rahel, Anina and Leiana. They have a really nice house with a beautiful view of green rolling hills.. we ended up staying for dinner – spaghetti!

Megg and I planned to go to Interlaken and see the mountains the next day, but we unluckily landed a man at the train station ticket desk who knew nothing about Eurail passes. We knew that Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg are ...

... gave us a lot of information not on the signs and plaques next to the paintings. It took us about two hours to go through the collection with the guide as a companion. It was a really great exhibit; very informative and interesting. We learned a lot about Van Gogh during our time there and it was so cool to see how is talent progressed over time, along with his mental instability.

After the exhibit and mom ...

... que frontalier, les bâlois rechgignent clairement à parler Français, me prenant pour une Suisse qui ne fait pas d'effort. Ce n'est qu'en parlant de Sud de la France que j'arrive à faire admettre mes lacunes en allemand et à discuter avec la dame du Musée Juif, seul Musée de Bâle ouvert le lundi. Et bien sur. faire avant de repartir sur ...

Arrivée à Mulhouse dans l'après midi après 7h00 de train assez éprouvant, ça fait plaisir de retrouver des amis pas vus depuis longtemps. Visite de la vieille ville de Mulhouse le Samedi, la Ville est Assez industrielle, ce n'est aps encore l'Alsace de Carte ...

This weekend from the 28th to 30th, Basel is celebrating Klosterbergfest. We decided to check it out last night after work with all our Brazilian friends. These Brazilians are always on the ball with Brazilian-type events and seem to know whenever a new Brazilian is in town, which is why I am continually meeting Brazilians.

Anyway, back to the festival. It was only 2 blocks from my ...

... a bottle of water. However there was none in sight so we considered to the ruins. They were not worth the hike! The remains of the amphitheatre are quite modest and under normal circumstances it would have probably been a delightful walk past farmers' fields and quaint village houses but today it was not rewarding in the least.

On the walk back to the car we took a different (and even longer) route past the Sanctuary on Greinmatt. This is where the ...

... pairs capri pants

2 pairs convertible long/short pants

1 beach dress

1 Buff seamless headwear

1 hoodie

1 nylon rain jacket/windbreaker

2 bathing suits – we’ve been in many tropical places ;-)

1 large cotton sarong

1 wide brim hat

* G:

1 pair Eddie Bauer flip-flops – same story as above

1 Pair of Eddie Bauer sandals

1 pair ...

... George slaying the dragon within its picture. Climbing the St Martins tower will also give you the best views the city has to offer.

Markets
Get a real feel for Basel and its residents by popping down to the city market (Marketplatz) on a ...