http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland , North-West , Basel en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:53:33 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:53:33 +0000 Wnschen Sie ein Glas Wasser oder Orangensaft zur BegrungNaja eigentlich eher ein Bier...Guten Abend allerseits wir sind wohl behalten in Basel angekommen. Die Zugfahrt war lang aber lustig MacGyver Abba Co. haben uns die Fahrt verst. In der 1. Klasse sind die Beamten der Bahn pltzlich freundlich und ballancieren ein Tablett mit Kaffee auf dem Arm. Und trotzdem wurde bei diesem ersten http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-436269.html Hi Freundeso jetzt gibtrsquos wieder eine Menge zu erzhlen.Also die ersten 2 Wochen sind vorbei ich hab sogar schon meine erste Prfung in Bibelkunde Altes Testament geschrieben und bdquokannldquo schon 120 alt griechische Vokabeln. Es geht im Eilzug bei uns dahin. Am Wochenende dem 05. Sept. 09 sind wir nach Adelboden gefahren und auf den Gsr gegangen. Es war wirklich toll mit Markus hat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-435928.html Thought it was time I gave a simple lesson to all those US bound.How to speak german1. Add en to the end of every word. dimitris was right fishe.g. to walk laufen food essen downstairs unten every other word blanken2. do not attempt to pick up words from 4 and 6 year old children they are not confirming words for you when you point and they nod they are just exci http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-428572.html So hello friends it has been too long. Apologies about any z or y mix ups although not as bad as french keyboards swiss keyboards leave something to be desired. So gosh what has happened Thought I would leave you in suspense for a while.. guess its been almost two weeks. lets make a list.1. said bye to ben and hopped on a ferry to france enjoyed a delicious pasty on the way was watched the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-427676.html Das Gewicht des Rucksacks ist rezprok proportional zur Dauer der Reise bis zum Grenzwert von einer Unterhose.In meinem Fall ergibt Wheelers Gesetz ein Traggewicht von knappen 8 Kilo ohne Wasser fr 66 Tage.Max http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-416421.html Je reviens d'un weekend de trois jours Basel Ble en franais dans le nordouest de la Suisse. J'ai une amie allemande Antje que j'avais rencontr il y a 3 ans TerreNeuve et nous ne nous tions pas revues depuis cet tl. Au dbut quand nous en discutions je voulais aller la rejoindre en train dans la ville o elle tudie Gttingen mais cause des vacances les billets de train http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-411385.html we left belgium because it didnt seem like it was for us. hello switzerland.yay switzerland. we can finally skate everywhere again. well last night we were in paris and mitch was not feeling up to the weather sooo me and alex went to the eiffel tower at 900. holy shit. it was insane no pictures do it any justice. we were going to go to the top but it was 10.00 for the elevator and 5.00 to wal http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-407619.html PROMPT What did you seeexplorediscover on your own in France today What national holiday was todayToday was the national holiday of Pentecost. Pentecost is a religious holiday that celebrates the day when the Holy Spirit came down on the Apostles and allowed them to speak in tongues many different languages. Today Mrs. Runnels and I went to Basel in Switzerland. Arabella took us to the tra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-406563.html On our Idyllic Cow Tour of Switzerland last summer Basel was one of the few cities we didn't get to. But the point wasn't to see if the industrial cows of Basel were just as idyllic as their Alpine cousins but to visit Mel and Steve and their kids Alex Felicity Amelia recent Aussie expats to Basel. Steph and Mel worked together at Employers Mutual in Sydney. Being the total atlasgeek t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-374317.html Hello AllThis next trip was a really great opportunity to see a lot in just a sort amount of time. The destination was Basel Switzerland the very heart of Europe. What makes this location so special is its close proximity to both France and Germany. Its located in the Alsace region of Europe so it a cultural stew from Germany France and Switzerland.I went with my old flat mate Max and ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-369616.html Well after being woken up by our conductor at 5.20am for breakfast and getting off the train in Zurich at 6.25am we had a walk around the main area of Zurich while all the shops were still closed we wouldnt have been able to afford anything anyway. They had awesome lights set up everywhere and the shop decorations were wonderful so we were glad we arrived so early in the morning. They also http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-356836.html Travel blogHi GuysI know I haven't been writing in ages. And this time I don't even have an excuse like limited Internet access or whatever. Truth be told I've been quite busy and when I wasn't I simply didn't feel like writing.Though I've completed part one of my world trip about three months ago I still want to write about it. I hope you're still interested in my adventures. Not sure when I' http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-342256.html We had brunch with Michael and Tim. In the afternoon we visited Basel Zoo which is very impressive for such a small city.We had dinner with Regula and Stefan Nikkirsquos 2nd host family and their son Thomas. We meet Mauritcio who is a Mexican exchange student currently staying with them. Regula and Stefan also have two daughters Corrine who is currently in Argentina and Nadine who is in M http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-338681.html We caught the tram into Basel and went shopping and sightseeing in the morning. The Swiss public transport system is incredible. Australia has a lot to learn.In the afternoon Wendy and Nicole stayed home as Wendy had lightly sprained her ankle in the morning I caught the tram into Basel city and wandered around photographing the sights and people.Weather Sunny and fine 17C. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-338680.html We woke up to a wet and rainy day. We drove into downtown Basel in the morning to have a look around and do some shopping. At lunch time Nikki had to give her Rotary presentation to her host club the Rotary Club of Basel St Jakob. We were very impressed with Nikkirsquos presentation not that we could understand a word of it as she now speaks fluent German. A lot of the club members commen http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-338676.html We arrived at Heathrow Airport London to a very wet and rainy morning. The aerobridge wouldnrsquot connect properly so we had to walk down stairs and onto tarmac. We the caught a bus to terminal 5 where we had to have our Qantas boarding passes reprinted to British Airways boarding passes but kept the same seats.We waited in British Airways Club Lounge until our flight was due to depart. V http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-338675.html They have an annual festival called Fasnacht. Even though it is a major citywide event it has the feeling of a village festival. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-316949.html Basel Switzerland... A day and a half later after 20 hours of car bus plane train and tram I landed in Switzerland awaiting fun football matches cobblestone city centres and foreign languages.My dear friend Dafnah was kind enough to put me up for the week in her apartment in Basel. There I slept cooked kicked back after long days and lowkeyed it and listened to chill music with her http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-291347.html Flew with Ryanair down to Frankfurt rental car to Basel 400 km with one night outside Karlsruhe. Basel was as you can see from the pictures totally filled with oranjefans. Great atmosphere and 30 degrees celsius and euro 2008 ohhhyah. Too bad there weren't so many Russians in town wonder how it would've been with GER NED.. The stadium was filled by approximately 40000 spectators but http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-290973.html Art Basel Anne's heaven. Ok a bit of an exaggeration. There would be more chocolate and fewer pretentious people in heaven. I've never been surrounded by so much wonderful modern and contemporary art I really enjoyed Art Unlimited which is the big exhibition of contemporary works. Then there are more gallery booths than I could have ever imagined each with some of the best works by their bes http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Basel/blog-284142.html