So it's been just over a week since my parents went back to Blighty after their first taste of Switzerland. I met them on Sunday in Zürich and spent the afternoon there, and on Monday we journeyed to Lucerne in hope of clear skies and stunning alpine vistas stretching out before us from the top of Mt. Pilatus. How wrong we were. Despite fog, cloud and lots of cold rain, we still had a wonderful day, and my parents seemed to enjoy it.
The next two, oh wait, three days of their visit were spent in Basel. I had work on some of the days, so they were partly left to their own devices, but generally we wandered around the city in the sun, taking in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the Herbstmesse. This is Basel's autumn fair, and has been held every autumn for over 500 years. Impressive. It involves rides, food stalls and people selling their handicrafts. It draws lots of people. But there's something tempting about wandering through Petersplatz munching on one of many foods on offer, with the knowledge that your housemates are annoyed at how long it takes them to get to uni... but realy. Crowds aside, it was quite fun.
And now my parents are safely back in England and the weather has turned. I think winter's fast approaching...
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