Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland’s third largest city – Basel – is on the River Rhine where the French, German and Swiss borders all meet.
Switzerland’s third largest city – Basel – is on the River Rhine where the French, German and Swiss borders all meet.
I’m writing this evening from the train. I departed from Freiburg for the final time shortly after 16:15.
Forget the small city hotel I stayed at in Munich, or the large chain hotel I stayed at in Berlin; this time is was in a self-catering cottage in a residentual area (St. Georgen) of Freiburg. Continue Reading
Today I have been on the railways of Baden-Württemberg, getting out and about to visit the Black Forest villages.
I woke up this morning to the sound of SWR 1 Baden-Württemberg, one of the Southwest Broadcasting Corporation’s radio services for this region.
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is located entirely in France. France was the country I arrived in when I landed just before 11 o’ clock local time (10 o’ clock UK time) this morning.
Located within France, about a mile from the Swiss border and not far from Germany either is the EuroAirport which serves Basel (in Switzerland), Mulhouse (in France) and Freiburg (in Germany).
If money was no object, I would probably spend my time travelling (as well as listening to the radio of course).