Palazzo 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!

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 ...

... got paid for these pictures, it makes me upset that I have to work for a living, not get stoned and wake up, put some paint on a canvass and go back to sleep in a pool of your own mess. Ahh the life of an artist.<br><br>I suppose I am being very critical, and if I actually had an understanding of art, I would enjoy it. I thought I would give it a go anyway. The museum wasn&#8217;t a complete let down. They had art from the 15th century, paintings ...

... 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!

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 ...

It turns out I didn't have to wait long to drink my free bottle of Swiss wine. BB came over to take a look at my broken oven after work today. It turns out I'm not an idiot and it really is broken, which is both good and bad news. Anyway, he ran into his friend on the way home who invited himself over for raclette. Which was fantastic of the friend because it meant I also got to partake in the raclette. For those of ...

... pub in Zug, so were mildly surprised to find another in Basel, but saw it as an opportunity to take on the quiz machine again. We left feeling smug at our achievements, and slightly less weighed down in change. Apparently Mr Pickwicks in Basel is now 36 years old, making it far more established than classic English chains such as Wetherspoons, although it has some way to go before catching up the classic Banks' pub ...

... stuff they still had in the church. They had stained glass with saints portrayed and wall sculptures of saints. They also kept the tombs of medieval bishops that were lining the walls. Basel was the home of the Protestant reformer Zwingli. It was raining when we got to the church so we went to a cafe to get out of the rain until the church open. I got an osterkaffee which was like a mocha and was very delicious. Then we went ...

... Im in Switzerland in February and I am sleeping in the ******n van..Goodnight everyone!!!!!! Horrible idea. I don't know the temps that night, but it was freezing. Snowman, and myself did it though...he took the front, and i took the back. It was like sleeping in a refrigerator. I woke up (for the 33rd time) and the sun was starting to come up. I had fought off going to the bathroom all night because it was way to ...