Curiosities of Basel , part II !!!

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I have been to Geneva for business trips on several occasions, I, also, had the opportunity to visit Basel or Bâle, Found some pictures not yet in my blog and decided they should, do see my other posts, Therefore, here is my take on the curiosities of Basel, part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I,

There are three train stations ,those of German, French ,and Swiss networks lie within the city.  The  Swiss Basel SBB , and French Bâle SNCF stations are actually in the same complex, separated by Customs and Immigration facilities. Basel Badischer Bahnhof is on the opposite side of the city. Basel is located on the A3 expressway ,and however, has an extensive public transportation network serving the city and connecting to surrounding suburbs, including a large tram network. I did came always by train from Gare de Lyon (see post) in Paris and connect with the city on foot as it is very walkable and my hotel 17 minutes walking from the train station,and I did,

basel gare SBB TGV Lyria to gare de Lyon Paris oct13

The official Basel SNCF station : https://www.basel.com/en/attractions/railway-station-basel-sncf-d821148ac7

I did stay at the Hilton Basel in city center close to the train station and was very good indeed. A 5-minute walk from the Swiss Museum of Architecture, The building has a health club, complimentary breakfast is served each morning. Serving a wide assortment of dishes, Da Roberto Ristorante and Zum Kuss are approximately 250 meters from the hotel. Also, Basel Zoo is less than 1.2 kilometers away. The hotel is a few steps from the Pathé Küchlin, and 1 km from the city center of Basel. The Bahnhof SBB bus station is 250 meters from the hotel. 13 minutes by car from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg International Airport , and 13 minutes walk from the Cathedral market,

basel Hilton Hotel city bar oct13

The official Hilton Hotel of Basel : http://hilton-basel.basel-hotels.net/en/#main

I had dinner at Da Roberto , an Italian resto, here I was disappointed, the food was not that great and the service very slow, but the setting is nice with artist movie stars on the walls and near both the train station and hotel.  Very fancy, but did not live up to my culinary expectations which are high.

basel da roberto resto inside oct13

The official Da Roberto restaurant of Basel : https://www.da-roberto.ch/restaurant/

The RestaurantGuru reviews on Da Roberto (better than mine!) :https://restaurantguru.com/Da-Roberto-Ristorante-Basel

The Basel tourist office on Basel: https://www.basel.com/en

There you go folks, a nice visit overall of Basel , Switzerland. Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Basel, part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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