It's a wash and repeat of yesterday, except this time we'll be walk all over Basel center - as opposed to the Klein Basel neighborhood yesterday. Up at seven, breakfast in the bakery at the mall, hop on the tram and start walking at nine. First we explore the area around the Bahnhoff SBB, which… Continue reading More modern architecture
I sleep all the way to my alarm at seven! It's a pretty quiet room and we have air-conditioning, that makes a difference. It's supposed to be a pretty hot day, so we dress coolly. We have a quick look at the car and then we set out on our morning architecture tour. The city… Continue reading Modern and old
I wake up around six, a bit early but that's okay, we have a lot to do this morning! We first pack up mom's trekking gear, which we won't need again until I drop her off at home, and stuff that in the trunk of the car. Next we drag the bike rack and bike… Continue reading To Basel
No rush this morning, we're planning to visit the fort Castello Sforzesco and it opens only at ten. We're up before seven, have some leftover olive bread and meats/cheeses from yesterday. I try the Ethiopia blend of coffee this morning and I like it a bit better than the Cioccolatino, less bitter. I still don't… Continue reading Castello Sforzesco
Since the planning committee found out yesterday that the duomo is closed on Wednesday, it's a must do this morning. We have tickets for the fast track elevator at 10, a gastronomical lunch reservation at 12:30 and no set plans for afterwards. We get up around seven and walk to the Esselunga supermarket for breakfast… Continue reading A bit of everything
Up at seven! More accurately: alarm at seven, but up at six thirty! The thunder and rain have continued through the night, but right now it's more or less dry. We walk to a bakery half a kilometer away, in the hope that it's open and that it has something that we might consider breakfast.… Continue reading Working around the weather
Up at 6:30, packed and ready to go at 7. I'll skip breakfast as usual, I refill my water bottles and can have something from my snack bag when I get hungry. I ask the receptionist what was up with all the late arrivals and she explains there was a beer festival nearby, that explains..… Continue reading To Milan – part 2
Tomorrow my mom arrives in Milan by bike, after a month long trek from Belgium. As usual the last few years, we're making a city trip out of it! Since Milan is only about a 1000 km from Antwerp by car if you take the straightest route, I'll be taking the car there and we'll… Continue reading To Milan – part 1
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