Hotel Balade 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....
Bes Bald!

... fairgrounds to check things out.

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!

... trunk and backseat, we said goodbye. It was a bit sad for me but mom had a really hard time. This is somewhat amusing as when I moved here, she didn't shed a tear when I left, but cried like a baby when Lincoln left later when my sister came to visit.

Anyway, finally they got in the car and I joined the man by the exit so we could wave them along the way. The entire trip mom and dad joked about how happy they are I was with them because without me they just get ...

Trying to achieve the reputation of good hostess, I again ventured out as a tourist in Basel with my backpacking friend, and a few others. We went to the Basel Zoo. It was a beautiful day outside and the animals were out enjoying the warm rays. They have a good variety of animals and a decent canteen to sit down and take a break when your ...

... came and we all stared at our watches as if to will them to slow down just a tad to buy us a minute! Just then, Carface came around the corner....... the excitement was unbearable for Plonky who actually forgot how to open the shutter. The other two got a perfect snap, but then we realised that as soon as we overtook them, they also would get us. Oh well, you live and learn........

On we went down on the N4 then N44, N57, and finally ...

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 ...

... 40% of the city's population doesn't have a Swiss passport. Basel isn't a major tourist town, but is still beautiful and has it's own special qualities. One of the most obvious are the fountains-there is practically a fountain for every day of the year in Basel, all of which spout drinkable water. Another curiosity is the Tinguely Museum. Tinguely was an artist, whose work a mechanic could really appreciate. The pieces are ...

... week both the MuBa (Mustermesse Basel) and the Fasnacht (Basel's annual carnival - more of that later) will take and have been taking place, and so city accommodation is in high demand! (We are also one street away from where Tom and I stayed at the Münchnerhof hotel earlier last month. Our street is the Maulbeerstrasse - "Mulberry Street".) On arrival, and to our surprise, we discovered the apartment to be recently rennovated and - quite simply put - very nice. It ...

Basilea se encuentra en el cantón alemán de Suiza, y como tal se encuentra muy influenciada por la cultura alemana (lengua, edificaciones... salchichas, etc). Bañado por un ya muy caudaloso Rhin, es un lugar tranquilo, dominado en su centro por los tranvías y las bicicletas y con un mercadillo navideño digno de visitar.