Best Western Hotel Merian Am Rhein Basel

so... es nochet... no die letschte Sache schnäll erledige.. ond scho gli stoht d'Sabine do zom öis abhole! - be dene doch öppe 7 Grad ond dem Räge verosse eschs om so schöner chöne mer ed wärmi! Es sett aso am Mettwoch doch 37 grad warm wärde en darwin.... :O)

so... i ben no a de letschte Vorbereitige ond denn esch es bald sowiet ond mer chöne go. Es esch chum z'glaube aber de Roger esch ab 7ni uf ond no es Gschäft go die letschte Sache erledige... - hoffe er chonnt bald weder hei ond helft mer nochli.... <br>Bes Bald!

... anywhere I asked the policeman and he said that it was a tram into the centre number 8 so off we went on that. <br><br>We got off as soon as we saw the first hint of a fair and it was so cool. They had 8 different areas placed around the city with lots of crazy fair rides and stalls some had roller coasters and the last one had lots of shops selling food and other things like xmas stuff. We went to them all ...

... fairgrounds to check things out.<br><br>In Münsterplatz we rode the big wheel and got a nice view of the city lights reflecting on the Rhine. After our ride we just hung around a stall selling gluwein, drinking and chatting. Everywhere we went was crowded with people in good spirits and children full of sugar and excitement. Herbstmesse is a fun time in Basel!

We got back in Basel late yesterday afternoon. We had lots of time to sort out our luggage and for mom and dad to repack for their journey today. Today it was time to say good-bye. They are driving back to Paris and flying home midday tomorrow. I had parked their rental car in an underground garage right by my apartment. We all walked down to the garage together, Lincoln included, with their assortment of suitcases and carry-ons. Once we managed to squeeze everything in ...

... the morning and sketch the window boxes of red geraniums. I tried to learn Swiss German, but didn't get very far. An old man taught me how to ask 'What is your name?' but I've forgotten how. I tried to use it on his little grandson, but he was too shy and I probably didn't say it correctly. A dytrip to the Emmenthal Valley to see how cheese is made. It doesn't get any more local than that.<br><br>Up to the Swiss Alps and some amazing cavernous waterfalls along the way (Trummelbach ...

... of the custom are open to speculation. Often identified as a "pagan spring ritual" due to the archaic qualities of the fire spectacle, the earliest report of a procession of torch bearers dates to 1869. A tradition of bonfires before lent has a longer history of attestation, dating from at least the 16th century. Morgenstreich (From http://www.fasnachts-comite.ch/english. html) The three-day event traditionally ...

This was what I really came to Europe for. Freiburg was just the beginning of an awesome adventure for me. The mountains and the forest and the cake. We caught a cable car up to the top of the mountain and wandered in the snow. Got some great photos. We made Freiburg our base and toured a fair bit around the region. Spent a night here and there and came back to Freiburg for the festival. Took about two hundred photos in two hours one day; they had a ...

Thursday 10th July - Sunday 13th July 2008 Basel, Switzerland (Still staying at Sulzburg, Germany) Just to make our map of traveling look even better, we've split this travel blog in half so that we can pinpoint that we have also managed to get to Switzerland, albeit it many only have been for a couple of hours. As Basel is only about 45 minutes from where we are staying, we thought we had to visit there, just really so I could say I've had Swiss ...

... crossing through the crowd and the processions to the other side of the street - where my parents were - was going to be nigh impossible. I did at one point end up in between two processions, as this became the only way to move anywhere along the streets. Once the official processions of the Morgestraich are over (it's about one and a half hours in length), everybody heads to the various restaurants, bakeries and cafés which ...