A slow morning, a visit to the post office for a postcard drop and just a general mosey around until midday to do a final pack and checkout of the very convenient Basel Hotel.I used my final and leftover Swiss francs on an Italian leather pair of loathers because I had blisters from shoes I had with me.I found it hard to reach Viking to ask them what time we were to board, so I just went off the itinerary pack they gave us, and decided to aim for 3ish after a b...

Leanne and I had a nice sleep in, we met for a late breakfast at 9am.   A day to explore Basel and Leanne asked if we could specially find her a nice watch, because she wanted something for her recent special birthday.Hotel Basel is where everything is, walking distance, in the old town, so we only had to walk out the door and we were amongst the action.   The city was waking up, with a fresh produce market in the square where the city hall is with it's p...

Today was my catch a breath day, sleep in, get some washing done, do some blog, work, downloading photos and posting some postcards – I know that just sounds totally boring when I am supposed to be out exploring but I think you have to do that after a good 13 days of go go go.   It was nice to chillax as they say.The sun was out, there was probably time to do some sightseeing but I was just happy going for a small walk near the lake, then had a nice se...