Walking around Basel we were reminded of a Robin Williams sketch: “Come to Switzerland. We are the friendly people in the land of chocolate and cheese. We are neutral. Oh my! Where did all this money come from? It just appeared between 1941 and 1944.”
We are in Basel to visit Jenny (the alcoholic Swiss from Copenhagen). Jenny’s tour of Basel just accidentally happened to bypass chocolate shops, cheese shops, windows full of Swiss knives, and there may even have been a cathedral decorated with scaffolding. Not having enough gold to buy the chocolate, we nibble instead on a modestly sized piece of Gruyeré.
Standing at the train station was a Swiss man outfitted in camo gear, with an assault rifle slung across his chest. Next to him on the ground was his bag. Then a lady walked up and greeted him. His mum had come to pick him up from the station. How Swiss. Meanwhile, we boarded the train to Geneva and in 3 hours we’ll see Kaspar again.
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2 comments:
You forgot watch shops, gold-smiths and banks...
particularly swiss big, you should see the size of jennys rifle, i almost passed out...but thats another story
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