I wonder if people still read this...

Yesterday was my day off here in good ole Germany. In the location that I live, I have the distinct privilege of being within 30 minutes of Basel, Switzerland. Basel was always a nice European city for me, but not anything incredible. I think that I have been selling it short since I am so comfortable with it. Living so close it is easy to jump in for an hour or two and back out.

Only recently have I started to really how great the city is. It is beautiful. I wish I had taken my camera to take some neat pictures. The city has museums, squares, a river, and nice riverside park. It is a quintessential European experience. I know it well and it may be one of my favorite cities in Europe. I think that the more time you spend in a city just enjoying the people and place you are, the more you can enjoy it.

Back to yesterday, I went in with a couple of other guys for about three hours. We walked around for a while, sat by the river, walked through streets and parks and were just enjoying the beautiful weather. On one side of the river, there is the big cathedral of the city. It is up a hill and by Basel old university. Around it is what in English would be the 'church square.' It is quiet with no real shops around and has a few trees in this one area and benches. We sat down and just enjoyed the city as it was itself.

It was so relaxing. People were biking and walking by. Some were just enjoying the benches like us. A group of guys came and were playing boche ball. It was just a nice beautiful and serene moment of time.

I am so blessed to have this opportunity.