Swissotel 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!

... fairgrounds to check things out.<br><br>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!

... city is. I have never been more bored. Even in Brussels, the political capital of Europe I had a better time. I guess today was a day of realisation. I went to an art museum featuring many notable artists including Picasso. I realised that I really don&#8217;t like art. Its boring and I don&#8217;t understand how this squiggly line represents this, and how that nude guy holding an apple is anything other than blatant homosexual pornography ...

... trunk and backseat, we said goodbye. It was a bit sad for me but mom had a really hard time. This is somewhat amusing as when I moved here, she didn't shed a tear when I left, but cried like a baby when Lincoln left later when my sister came to visit.<br><br>Anyway, finally they got in the car and I joined the man by the exit so we could wave them along the way. The entire trip mom and dad joked about how happy they are I was with them because without me they just get ...

... with costumes and masks and bands. Damn near froze standing still for that long, but I had a good vantage point for the pictures so I wasn't going to move for fear of losing my spot. After the parade we got stuck into the gluhwein and some hot food then went back to the hostel for a hot shower, then out for dinner. We went to a local brewery that had a restaurant incorporated and had such a good time that we made it a regular while we were there.

... check out some of that mustard next time I'm there. Sadly they are closed on weekends. From there we went to a very smokey drinking establishment in a former bank. It was nice and very busy but the smoke got into my skin and clothes and I stunk when I got home. Still, if you don't mind the smoke it was a nice spot to hang out and have a drink. The name escapes me now ...

... taken in enough religion by visiting a cathedral in every city they had visited. After our pasta tea, we found out the tea bags conveniently stolen from Emma's (although, I hasten to add, we did replace Emma's stocks of tea before we left, we're not complete scroungers), had a quiet drink, then headed out for the evening, as it was around 9.00 by this point. We had assumed Mr Pickwicks was a quaint one-off ...

... way up to the 30th floor. There was red lighting and a very nice view. But our group wasn't there so we left since they place smelled like an ash tray. We eventually got back on the tram and rode around for quite a while, and then we went back. Yesterday was fun. We went to the Munster which is the cathedral. It was built in the middle ages and is Romanesque. It is now an Evangelical Protestant Church. I was surprised by the amount of ...

... drinking was making us all sick. We went to check into a hotel, provided by the venue and when we arrived, we were greeted with 2 rooms with a bunkbed in each, no floorspace and there were 8 of us. I couldnt deal with the situation so i asked the front desk for another room and i returned were the words, SOLD OUT! While we all stared at each other in the hall, I was really too tired for this and i made up my mind ...