Residence Le Regent Mulhouse

... it was a big walk between some of them. At the first one Ian did not want to go on the rides but when we got to the second one we found some good stuff and went in the fun house together then went on a really funny ghost train and a big roller coaster which I did not like as I felt like it was going to go off the end of the rails. We went the next one and they had huge big rides there was like a big ...

... before going to Morroco. We went out to get me some cigarettes and noticed that the City game was on in a bar so we watched that and I drank so Rose which was cheap Ian was on beer and it was nearly 6 euro a pint the most expensive yet.

Ian wanted to go back to the room but I was enjoying the rose so we went just to another pub around the corner with some locals in who bought us shots and ended up getting drunk again, I was ...

... here in France as all the letters and nu,bers are all the wrong way around so if it looks silly I am sorry and I will have to catch up with the rest of the blog another time as it will take me years.

Anyway we found our hotel and we upograded our room to have a kitchen so that could cook and rest and stay in a little before we go off to Morroco. So thats what we did we went to the supermarket ...

... fairgrounds to check things out.

In Münsterplatz we rode the big wheel and got a nice view of the city lights reflecting on the Rhine. After our ride we just hung around a stall selling gluwein, drinking and chatting. Everywhere we went was crowded with people in good spirits and children full of sugar and excitement. Herbstmesse is a fun time in Basel!

We got back in Basel late yesterday afternoon. We had lots of time to sort out our luggage and for mom and dad to repack for their journey today. Today it was time to say good-bye. They are driving back to Paris and flying home midday tomorrow. I had parked their rental car in an underground garage right by my apartment. We all walked down to the garage together, Lincoln included, with their assortment of suitcases and carry-ons. Once we managed to squeeze everything in ...

... 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 ...

... 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.

... Rings concert at 8pm, in the Stadtcasino of Basel (literally the "city casino" - it's actually a concert house and not a games casino)! The Warsaw Philharmonic put on a wonderful concert, playing an arrangement of music from the trilogy's soundtracks; everybody was particularly impressed with the percussion section (who even dressed in true hobbit style). Before the orchestra's encore, they had their own jazzy encore, complete with the two clarinettists - very funky.

... speed train to Basel. Some of the country-side was very cool, and probably some of the nicest we´ve seen so far. It was different to the Northern-Germany/Dutch/Belgian stuff which was all pretty green and flat. There were plenty of scenic plateaus with great big ranges off in the distance, and vineyards and lots of tidy forest scenery just before we got to Freiburg. The train flew too. These French sure know how to make a rail ...