Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

... That is why I will write a book on how to actually do it, and charge half they price they did for their tomb of bad information. Because obviously those who want to buy it do not have the money to afford the five star Europe book.

What a cynical man I can be sometimes. Makes for entertaining reading however.

Tomorrow, Rome. Best be better than this place, or I will destroy it like Napoleon or something.

More to come!

... gave us a lot of information not on the signs and plaques next to the paintings. It took us about two hours to go through the collection with the guide as a companion. It was a really great exhibit; very informative and interesting. We learned a lot about Van Gogh during our time there and it was so cool to see how is talent progressed over time, along with his mental instability.

After the exhibit and mom ...

... que frontalier, les bâlois rechgignent clairement à parler Français, me prenant pour une Suisse qui ne fait pas d'effort. Ce n'est qu'en parlant de Sud de la France que j'arrive à faire admettre mes lacunes en allemand et à discuter avec la dame du Musée Juif, seul Musée de Bâle ouvert le lundi. Et bien sur. faire avant de repartir sur ...

Arrivée à Mulhouse dans l'après midi après 7h00 de train assez éprouvant, ça fait plaisir de retrouver des amis pas vus depuis longtemps. Visite de la vieille ville de Mulhouse le Samedi, la Ville est Assez industrielle, ce n'est aps encore l'Alsace de Carte ...

... 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.

... would pray before a battle, and I suppose give thanks after if they were in the condition to. That was pretty cool. It was at the bottom of a slope in the middle of a privately owned field covered in cow patties. It was like a mirage; crumbling stone pillars and massive bricks rising above the steamy grass in a meadow that seemed never ending.

After that we really could not handle any more heat so we headed back to the blissfully cold car and made our way home.

I spent part of the day doing the Erasmus walk around Basel. In the city centre, there are large signs everywhere marking five different walks across the Old Town. I hope to do all five eventually, though they visit some of the same sights so I will try to spread it out a bit. I also grabbed a map from the ...

It turns out I do have time for a quick update before I jump on the plane back to London. I am in Basel right now taking advantage of free Internet from the office. I had another meeting this morning and then did a bit more work before and after lunch. I had lunch with the recruiter who accidentally spammed my email. She is very sweet and was really helpful with my questions about life in Basel. In the afternoon I left the office for a ...

Just after seven o clock the phone rings. Sh.... did I forget to set the alarm? Its Kaspar. He is already awake for a long time and the first thing he says; "the weather is better, lets go". Breakfast, taxi to the airport. It is still windy and snow and rain comes and goes. I do the flightplan, they prepare the aircraft. Its still pretty rough weather. I taxi the airplane very ...

Train to Basel took just under an hour then we had the whole day to explore this interesting city. Cathedral, Old Town squares & narrow streets as well as Market Square were highlights. We returned to Zurich around 4pm then headed out to the airport to meet Dee - very exciting! Dinner at Kronenhall very good