We had a nice, quiet, relaxing time. Actually, all of us were sick, and Brad and I had it the worst. Therefore, we weren't much in the go-out-and-see-it-all mood, so we took it easy instead.
We went to Basel, which is near where Switzerland meets France and Germany. Its a nice little city with the usual charming Swiss architecture. We thought we'd travel a bit in Switzerland but ended up staying in Basel the whole time.
The main purpose of the trip was to see the Christmas market. We accomplished that! It was fairly small but very nice. Lots of different things to buy - Christmas decorations, of course, and also toys, jewellry, bags, and much more. Ben and Brad enjoyed the hot dogs and sausages. We all enjoyed the hot pretzels.
We also went to the zoo which was pretty much in the center of town. It was a fairly small zoo with small habitats for some big animals! We seemed very close to some of the animals, including the penguins (out for a walk) and the elephants.
The kids loved riding on the trams, which were like mini-trains right on the street. Very easy and convenient. And we had a few nice walks up in the side streets.
The weather was nice enough - no snow, and not terribly cold either. We stayed bundled up but were quite comfortable.
Now we're back in England and its time to get ready for Christmas. There are still some preparations to be made - gift wrapping, food shopping, etc. and not much more time! The kids are very excited to see what Santa will bring them, and I'm pretty excited myself!
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