Hotel Paracelsus Bad Bellingen

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!

Got up and got ready to go to the Autumn Fair that is in Basel. Its in Switzerland across the border and we got the train took around 20 mins its funny how you can zip in and out of different countries in such an easy way. We did have to go through passport control its a good job that we did not get stopped as we did not have our passports with us. We walked a bit but did not have a map so could have been ...

... 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.

There is yet another fair in Basel right now, the Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair). It is huge! Carnival rides, food stalls, and booths selling trinkets are spread throughout the city. We went out at night to the Münsterplatz to see the action. Beforehand we visited Petersplatz to get raclette over potatoes and steaming Gluwein. Delicious! We also stopped in at the Barf ...

... 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 ...

... Got the wobbly boot on after a few after-dinner beers and a couple of Jagermeisters. Strolled around town for a while just looking, and happily never lost my footing in the snow or on the ice covered footpaths. Did do a couple of tap dances, but didn't go down.

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 ...

... landing myself in a cul de sac with private driveways doing the entire loop, and not one little path onwards! Second time lucky though; I walked along the road we use to access our part of the village, up to and under the bridge supporting the train line, and very soon afterwards came an access point to one of the many vineyards. The ground was a little slippery due to the mud (half of which ended up on the bottom part of my jean legs), but it ...

... and you often hear people speaking in English or Spanish. But while Basel accepts many different cultures it also has a very traditional heart. The people are very involved in community activities, and thats why Im here due to the efforts of the local IAESTE volunteers. Its strange Ive always thought of Adelaide as being a small city, but here in Europe Basel's a decent size city with one tenth the population. I ...