{"id":14417,"date":"2026-06-11T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14417"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:14:57","slug":"a-tour-of-basel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14417","title":{"rendered":"A tour of Basel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We had a good dinner in a beer hall last night. At places like this you share a big table with other diners and enjoy huge weinerschnitzels. The beer was pretty good too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s a record player in our hotel room, along with some albums from the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We played a few records, but it\u2019s very strange having to turn the record over every 20 minutes or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning we had a lovely breakfast and set off on a wander around the old town. The Munster dominates everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rhine divides the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The impressive Rathaus (town hall) is undergoing some renovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nevertheless we had a wander around the interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This afternoon we popped into a pub for a beer, to find them offering Salcombe pale ale from south Devon. They can\u2019t spell Salcombe though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basel is really nice – lots of streets are pedestrianised and although we get complimentary use of the public transport here we didn\u2019t need it at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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