Hotel Du Musee-Gare Mulhouse

... so off we went and got some swiss chocolate instead it was a big marshmallow covered in chocolate yum yum. We went to the supermarket and got some food to take back to the hotel instead Ian had wanted this pasta dish that the german couple we met in sorrento had told us about so he got that and tried it. We also got the tickets for our train to Geneva tomorrow and emailed the Riad in Marrakesh.

... drunk that I was sick ha ha should have listened to Ian.

Monday

I did feel terrible today hung over and feeling really dizzy again, I threw up again so not much going on for us today. I did manage to have a little walk to a market but it was not open and then we walked a bit more in Mulhouse its shocking ha ha. We have decided to go to the Autumn fair tomorrow so that should be a little bit more exciting sorry ha ha.

... got so,e food and I cooked a nice steak with pepper sauce. We were meant to be going to the Autumn Fair in Basel but we were too tired and both fell asleep really early. Our first impressions of the place we are at is that the hotel is nice but the area we are in is so rough with massive housing blocks and really rough looking estate people dont think i will be going out at night around here thats for sure.

... 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 ...

... the gift shop, we went to the pedestrian area and I searched for gnocchi. I did not find gnocchi on any menus but I did find an Alsatian restaurant, so we all had flammkuechen and a refreshing Swiss wheat beer (mom opted for the Swiss wine).

We didn't stay out too late because tomorrow my vacation starts and we are getting up somewhat early to begin our road trip across Austria, which I am really looking forward to!

... un petit stock de chocolat.

La ville est vraiment à voir, ne serait ce que pour la cathédrale, au cloitre plein d'anciennes pierres tombales plutôt curieuses en tuf et pour sa crypte peinte de fresques du XIV° siècle. Un autre truc sympa: le jardin botanique et les serres exotiques, près du Spalentor.. et en plus, c'est gratuit :)

... mais c'est déjà dépaysant. après le musée des Beaux Arts le Dimanche Matin, on profite d'un temps digne de celui que j'ai laissé sur Avignon pour aller prendre l'air et la verdure au parc Botanique et zoologique de Mulhouse qui vaut vraiment un détour.

... br>It was like traveling the world in a few hours! A great time but a bit too crowded. As the night wore on the crowd seemed to grow even bigger, or at least more exuberant. But the atmosphere was very festive and everyone was having a good time.

From what I have been told it is tamer during the day and more geared towards children, but anytime during the festival seems to be a good time out.

... but clearly person also. Especially when you are more than 1,80 meters high! Ngoc is perfectly managing things in vietnamese. Fortunately for me because I would say that I was not, at that time, so fluent in English. And local people neither. In 98, tourism was still not developped in this country. Anyway, some days after, I was already able to live basically in vietnamese: food, drink, money and travel. I learnt later for girls ...