Tag: Rhine
My First Chat with a Border Guard
You know the feeling – the border is approaching – will they think you have done something wrong? Will they stop you? What will you say? It was 11 o’clock and I was driving back with my two older daughters after a very successful day out at the very impressive Rheinfalle in Schaffhausen, the largest […]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Lifestyle, Travel.
Tags: Authorities, Border, Rhine
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Breite and the Birs
This article was originally published on 24th November 2004. Basel Expats is nothing if not a community, and I am very grateful to two of our readers who have provided me with the basis for this article between them. Camilla Flowitt-Hill lives in Breite proper, while David Bergin lives further up the River Birs closer […]
Posted: September 10th, 2008 under Neighbourhoods.
Tags: Apartments, Basel, Breite, Food, Freies Gymnasium, Gellert, Ice Skating, ISB, Pizza, Restaurants, Rhine, River Birs, Shopping, St Jakob, Swimming, Thai
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Fluh – Landskron – Leymen (2 hours)
Overview A good beginners walk with a very hard climb to begin. Start in Switzerland, cross into France, have a wonderful view of the whole Basel area, followed by a gentle descent to Leymen in France, and then back to Fluh via Tram No 10.
Posted: September 8th, 2008 under Things To Do.
Tags: Basel, Family, Fluh, France, Hiking, Jura, Landskron, Leymen, Rhine, Schwarzwald, Switzerland, Vosges, Walking
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