SWITZERLAND

Hello all!

So this past weekend, four friends and I went on a little trip to Basel, Switzerland. It is right on the border where Switzerland, Germany and France all come together. It is about an hour and a half away from Strasbourg and the Rhine runs right through the city...needless to say, Basel is amazing! It is larger than Strasbourg and has a more modern feel to it, but still has an old world charm throughout the streets. I really really loved the city and could see myself going back there.

We went on a Saturday, which is a great day to go because there are plenty of markets with fresh veggies, people playing music all around, and lots of great people watching!

One thing I loved about the city were all of the "water founatins"...I was under the impression that they weren't used for drinking water, but they seemed to be everywhere! Here are a couple!:

The one of the dragon is by far the coolest....

Like most of this part of Europe, Basel was breathtaking. It also could be that the weather here has been so nice these past couple weeks, that everything and everyone just seems to be having a great time in the sun. Normally it is never this warm and sunny during the end of September, but when we went to Basel it was in the 70s and sunny! Could you ask for more?? Here are some pictures of the view from the Rhine, and from the hills that are around the city...It was also really cool to be back in a city with hills!

^^This is this really neat ferry that goes across the Rhine and is connected from one side of the bank to the other by a zipline type thing with colorful flags on it....?? Swizterland ??

^^Once again, why is everything here so pretty??

The cathedral of Basel is called Munster (yes like the cheese) and is on top of one of the hills, and has an amazing view of the river from it!...Here it is!


I really would like to go back to Switzerland at some point, but I'm not realy sure if I will make it back there on this trip!

I have some more exciting things coming up this weekend, including a selfguided vinyard bike tour with a couple of friends, so I will be sure to post pictures and tell you all about the amazing wine I will soon discover!

HAPPY OCTOBER!