Today we arrived after a long flight into Zurich.  We are driving this trip, so we got our fancy rental car.  Fancy by European standards that is--but we did upgrade to get a GPS.
We picked up my work colleague & headed to the Rhine Falls.  The Rhine Falls are Europe's largest falls.  They were memorable for the intricate way the falls went down & the mountain in the middle.  It was neat.  Then we drove to Basel, my work base.  We even saw a Swiss wreck-with slowed us according to Jordan.
Then we got settled into our Ikea like apartment in Basel.  We explored the city a little & had a nice dinner with my work colleague.  Then we had to do our traditional EU things by visiting the Irish pub nearby & our favorite grocery store Migros.
First impression of Basel is wonderful.  It has the charm of the Swiss, the feel of a small city, and the nice pedestrian shopping district.    I am very happy to spend the next week in this city.  And now I really want my job to let me relocate for a year!  
Off to rest because tomorrow is a long day at the F1 Italian Grand Prix...more crazy adventures to come...
-Lauren
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