If you’ve traveled a lot in Europe and made a point of visiting the big museums, then you’ll have seen enough of the big masters like Picasso, Rubens, .. that you feel permitted to move on to lesser known art museums. I had hoped to visit the Pergamon museum because I wanted to see the… Continue reading Two lesser known museums and vegetable gastronomy
The agreement yesterday was to not get up before six thirty. I do wake up a few times during the night - unfamiliar bed, unfamiliar noises - but I feel rested by the time my mom shouts a good morning from the next room. The plans for today have changed after a brief review of… Continue reading Modern architecture and modern food
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
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 eight. Eight! It’s just that there’s nothing to do early in the morning, plus restaurants start serving lunch only at two or so, so we’re shifting our whole day out of whack. First job is to get the DHL shipment ready, so after a quick run to the bakery and a breakfast of… Continue reading A day by the sea
For the first time this holiday we've actually put a wake up alarm and since we managed to stay up until nine pm yesterday, we're ready to roll around seven am. The usual breakfast and a shuttle pick-up at eight thirty to get to the Colosseum, where we meet Lucy, an architect turned guide, who… Continue reading old & new
Important Note: I did not write this during the journey, but only in 2019 when adding the journal to the blog. We leave the car at the hotel and walk to the Basel zoo, arriving just at opening time. We spend most of the day here, having a sausage in a bun for lunch. We… Continue reading Basel to Colmar
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