Victoria Swiss Q Hotel 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!

... so off we went and got some swiss chocolate instead it was a big marshmallow covered in chocolate yum yum. We went to the supermarket and got some food to take back to the hotel instead Ian had wanted this pasta dish that the german couple we met in sorrento had told us about so he got that and tried it. We also got the tickets for our train to Geneva tomorrow and emailed the Riad in Marrakesh. <br><br> <br>

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 ...

... historical site. It was a passage carved from the rocks. It was used by the Romans about 2000 years ago. Deep wagon wheel grooves were a out 6 inches deep in the rock. The wagon tracks were measured by experts and decided that it was in fact used as a passge by Romans with chairots and carts. It was the pay used to go back and forth from Rome through the roman empire. Tomorrow we will head to Munich again to finish off the trip.

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 ...

... lost the opportunity. We took no offence whatsoever as three days later we would be giving them a load of oil to get them to Rome! We should have called ourselves the "Harmless Brothers" as the Plucky Duckers should have been our no.1 enemy after that stunt, but rather than whack them.....we assisted our quacky littel pals!<br><br>Today was a long long day of boring motorways for most of the morning and into the early afternoon. The ...

... the Rhine River - we noticed quickly that this was our second time in three years visiting Christmas markets on the Rhine. (Two years ago Tamara's first visit to Europe included a long weekend to Cologne and the many markets there, plus a boat ride down the river.) We spent the afternoon and evening wandering a very good sized market, drinking Glühwein and eating wurst - we shared one bratwurst, one knackwurst and one currywurst... each one proving to be tasty though we agree we should ...

... Anyway it all goes through pretty smoothly even though we have to spend 3 hours in a improvised factory so that they adapt our train to the soviet rail (the separation between the rails in wider in ex-soviet land). Otherwise the ride is pretty smooth, I share the wagon with mostly russian families leaving in Poland and Germany, but the landscape from Basel to Moscow is overall pretty boring: with falt plains, farms and ...

This has to be the greatest celebration I have experienced thus far (right up there with the Onion Market in November). Carnival or Fastnacht is loud, colorful, rhythmic (sometimes not), and did I say LOUD-- just fantastic. The greatest part is you can celebrate for about three weeks due the fact that the Protestant part of Switzerland observes carnival after lent. Yves and I went to the Carnival in Valais (Catholic part) with friends and decided to get in the spirit by dressing up. I ...