October 31 Happy Halloween

Today is day two and if breakfast is anything to judge by, we need to get a lot of walking in each day to keep our girly figures.  The food is all fresh and yummy!  We had a walking tour for a few hours this morning in Basel .  We saw the gorgeaus cathedral with tons of influences from all through the medieval times.  The stone work is just stunning.  At the city hall, there was a beautiful fresco with Lanskeneckt (sp?) pictures all through.  The open air market was a treat with the smells of lovely cheeses, cured meats and fresh pastries. 

Now if we can only somehow find a subtle way to ask some of the people around us to cut down on the amount of perfume they are wearing on the ship...it's enough to choke you. 

Tonight should be fun as the crew has decorated the dining room with carved pumpkins, we have the captain's reception and dancing. 

October 30th Day one on the ship

Sunday started off great with a lovely breakfast (although we're glad it was included with the hotel rate) which normally is 32 swiss frances or the equivalent of $40 Cdn!  After that we packed and then met my previous and most favourite GM Brigitte Fritz for coffee and a chat.  She is looking fantastic and is loving living in Basel. 

After that we hopped a cab to the ship and got settled in.  Our room is small but has lots of hidey spots for things and a window that opens so that is great. Dinner was lovely and we met some nice people for our first dinner.  The food was nice and light and Toberlone chocolate bars were the centerpieces so how can you go wrong.  I settled into some fresh air on the top deck but moved to the bar at which I found I was the only patron to be found.

Today's picture is Mum on the old bridge connected the old town to the newer part. Enjoy!