It is hard to believe that our cruise portion of our trip is over. Tonight we said our goodbyes to our new found best friends, especially Ellen and John from Australia and Dave and Susan from London Ontario. I know we’ll be able to keep in touch with Dave and Susan on a regular basis but to meet up with Ellen and John again will require a special effort on everyone’s part. Tomorrow, we start our tour of the Alps.
The ship put on a special going away show for us after dinner. A couple of Swiss folk entertainers played cow bells to a variety of musical styles. I know it sounds like it should have been on the Ed Sullivan show during the 60s, but it was truly entertaining. John ended up playing spoons with the combo and a good time was had by all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46xiz70sz0
Today we’ve been docked in Basel Switzerland. It actually is situated in Switzerland, France and Germany. Basel is an important sea port for Switzerland. Ships can load up here, travel down the Rhine and reach the North Sea in a manner of days. It is the headquarters for many major European chemical companies.
Because Basel is on a series of hills most of the roads and pedestrian walkways in the city centre are on steep hills and difficult to negotiate. It is also a very expensive city. We had 2 hot chocolates and a plum pie and it cost about $20.
Basel has many water fountains. The water from these fountains is clean enough to drink. That is a claim not too many cities can make.
Outside of ship there has been a community of Gypsies having a BBQ pig. It looked “spectacular” but we stayed on board and held our own private going away wine and cheese with Joan and Rocky and our other new best friends.
We’ve also increased our Aussie vocabulary.
Budgie Smugglers - A man’s Speedo bathing suit
Maggot Bags – Small meat pies
Pictures of Basel
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