City Living in Basel - catching Christmas cheer
4:49 AM
One of the things that I like the most about my new Swiss life is living in the middle of everything. It makes me feel like I won't miss any thing, and since I am trying to see as much of Swiss culture as possible, this is very important.... as I may not be aware of what to expect.
For example, the other day water-skiing Santas were cruising the Mittlerebrucke. They were only doing this for about 15-20 minutes... evenso by the time I found out, they were gone.... maybe that was a contradictory example. In all fairness, water skiing Santas don't make a lot of noise.
However last night I did manage to catch fife pipers and a Christmas horse and carriage. The pic isn't great, but I think that it helps illustrate that this was happening RIGHT outside of my flat...even though it is an extremely small one way street. Since this was at about 19:00hr it was a nice addition to all of the festiveness of Basel. I'm not sure how I'll feel once Fasnacht rolls around and I'm awoken at 2 or 3 am on a Monday. :)
Labels: Christmas, cultural differences, switzerland
Sweet Dreams and Goodnite
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