This week I had to go to Paris and Basel, Switzerland and I promised Zee to take a few pictures of his birthland. The flight was delayed, I arrived at 20.00h in Basel, walked around for an hour (in minus seven degrees Celcius) but found absolutely nothing of interest. Next day I was told that they put me on the wrong side of the Rhine Valley..
I really don't enjoy flying in these small planes. They fly lower altitudes than regular planes and are more turbulent. I once experienced an airpocket where the plane fell for about a kilometer..I ordered a cup of tea in Cafe Alexander where I was kinda overdressed compared to the pimps and vagabonds that had Alexander as their conference room.
Opposite my hotel room there was this beautiful little stripclub where drunk men argued all night long. It was impossible to get some sleep. So I blogged until the battery of my laptop gave up
on me.Next morning I was told that my secretary arranged a hotel in the Basel Messe area which can be compared to our Amsterdam red light district. Wonderful..
The Swiss clouds on the way back made me forget everything immediately. They looked like you could walk on them. Aren't they beautiful?
8 comments:
Switzerland is so beautiful! Lucky you!
I don't like those little planes either. Then again, I don't really like planes at all.
(lol) an interesting trip Dimitri? Are you sure they put u on the wrong side? hehehe
Clouds are gorgeous!
Yes they are, and I'm jealous of your travels.
Those clouds are amazing.
I love that above the clouds feeling too.
When I was parachuting it was so wonderful to free fall through clouds, so quiet and still then falling right through them with the ground much closer Aaargh!:>)
Don't know why that came through as anonymouse!
Sorry Dimitri it's Mother D.
OT there's a Chocolate laughing Budha on the Chocolate deities site
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deity.php?deity=buddha
Touring around Europe is indeed the best part of my job Worried. Paris and Geneva are great. Barcelona is my favourite though..
I gues you prefer 747 "upperdeck seats" as well Lesley..
I am sure it was some kind of mistake as my secretary isn't all that funny Vee:-)
Thx Kathleen and Julian..
Parachuting Mother D? You get me more curious every time..Btw that looks like one big fat delicious Buddha
Chuckle Dimitri don't be too impressed I am very bad at it!
Believe me jumping out of aeroplanes several thousand feet up doesn't suit me at all ;>)
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