Hotel Schweizerhof 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 ...

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 ...

... and are less adventurous. So as we were standing by the exit waiting for them to drive past, I heard my mom shout "Laura!". I turned around and there they were, going deeper into the parking garage instead of towards the exit. We all laughed and I joked about how it's already begun.<br><br>Finally they drove past us out the exit and we waved goodbye. I felt a bit sad the rest of the day. It was such a great visit with my parents and a wonderful road trip through Austria!

As I mentioned a couple posts back, I have a friend staying with me right now. I haven't had a chance to be much of a hostess so today I took the day off work and we did some sightseeing around Basel. Work is keeping me really busy right now and this afternoon I have to go to Geneva, where I ...

... massive fires and parade them through the streets. The little town was crammed full of people. They started with bands playing their strange Fasnacht music through the streets until it was dark enough to enjoy the fires. I came back to Basel with ash covering my once white running shoes. I didn't mind as they only cost me 15 francs and I then had the perfect pair of shoes to wear to the rest of the Fasnacht ...

... chance to climb to the top of the towers in a church, so we seized the opportunity, despite the fact that the now traditional scaffolding looked like it may actually be holding the church together. The climb up was an interesting one, all tight beams and winding stairs. We even got to pass one of the big bells, which, thankfully didn't ring, or the vibrations could quite possibly have bought the whole rickety ...

... to call the maintenance guy for updates as to where the head maintenance guy was while Linda headed to the movie theater to look for the key. My time on the phone was challenging to say the least, because the dialect was difficult enough to understand in person; on the phone it was even harder. Finally, the maintenance guy arrived with the key, and later Linda returned, key in hand. We both entered the apartment to take a ...

... so we headed to the Autobahn and straight down to Basel. We had again made a reservation at an Étap hotel, this one being just outside of Basel-Stadt, in the township of Pratteln (in Basel-Land). We didn't have much of the day left by the time we arrived and were also quite tired, so our main venture was the newly-built St Jakob shopping complex we'd seen on our way in ...