Hotel Rochat Basel

... 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.

... course drinking stations and small tented dance "clubs".

Most of the way you didn't really have to walk as you got pulled along in the current of bodies. We eventually got to the square next to the church where there was a little more room to maneuver and delicious food to sample. We checked out all the little African shops and stopped to watch cooking displays and mini dance routines.
Basel, Basel, Switzerland travelingdiva

... car to leave, skipping the museum. Once we were back in air conditioned comfort we reflected on the day and thought maybe we should try the amphitheatre as well. We tried to drive there but either it is inaccessible by car or we were very lost. I think in fact the case is both.

We went back to the theatre and parked there then walked the kilometre to the amphitheatre. This is about the time that we would have all been willing to consider kill one another ...

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 ...

... 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.