Lörrach-Basel: Markets, Festivals, and all that jazz ;)

So far, I am really loving Lörrach. I think this is the perfect size city for me to live in, and it's next to Basel (which I think is a pretty huge city --minus all the huge skyscrapers). And by the way, I LOVE Basel. It's getting really hard to put my favorite cities in order now. I think Düsseldorf and Frankfurt are still at the top for large cities, but Basel might have actually passed Frankfurt (which probably makes sense) xD

I also wanted to mention that my story was published in the newspaper! I know pretty much everyone knows about it now, but I am very happy to be in the papers once again for overcoming my brutal head injury, surviving one very life-changing year abroad in 2010, getting my full-scholarship at the college in Michigan, and now moving over to start my life in Europe. I've done a lot in my life so far, and I'm really thankful for everyone who has supported me. :)

http://m.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/loerrach/Ueber-den-Grossen-Teich-zum-Studieren-nach-Loerrach;art372612,7347374

There is always something going on in Lörrach; that is one thing I really love about this place. The following are the pictures I took at the Lörrach Herbstfest (fall festival)

                         Lächeln - es ist das zweit Beste das Du mit                               
                                         Deinen Lippen tun kannst
                (Smile - it is the second best thing
                                you can do with your lips)

 

And now BASEL! :)

 

                               Adding this on to my list of Musicals/ Theater Performances I want to see. Chicago is on my list, and now the Rocky Horror Show (the movie was hilarious) :D

 

Basel Herbstmesse #1: These festivals are split into a few sections throughout the city. It's really neat :)

 

 

This red building is actually the Rathaus (city hall). It surprised me because it was so beautiful :)

 

Basel Herbstmesse #2 ;)

 

We found Mesut! So Maila (my Italian friend) and I were supposed to meet Mesut (our Turkish friend) at the Basel train station. The only thing that slipped both of our minds is that there are 2 Basel train stations...And once you get into Switzerland, the German SIM cards in the cellphones can't pick up a signal -i.e. No internet/phone signal. So we arrived at 2 different train stations, and we thought we lost each other...but SOMEHOW we ended up meeting in the middle at the festival (which is weird because Basel is HUGE and there are a TON of people --not to mention over 6 festivals in different locations) :P

 

Basel Herbstmesse #2: It cost like 8 Euros just to ride the ferris wheel around a few times...crazy expensive for a ferris wheel, but the view was great :)

 

 

 

 

Basel Herbstmesse #3: Texas-food booth. I didn't try it because I forgot to take my Swiss Franks with me, but I seriously might try it next time. I'm curious (not that I've ever been to Texas)  xD