Tuesday/Wednesday in Basel

My sister, Aisha went to school with a woman named Traci. She and her family now reside in Basel, Switzerland. If that is not a God thing I don't know what is.... She invited me to her house for the day. Traci's kids, and her neighbor's family were going to Germany for the day for lunch. I cannot believe how Germany and France are so close to Switzerland.

This was my first tram, bus adventure and I was extremely nervous. The scary part here is if I get on the wrong tram or train I can end of in Germany or France. Traci emailed me directions and I felt like they were kinda a lot to write down. I had butterflies for sure. I walked down to the tram with Andy, which is about a minute from our hotel and got on the 6 towards Rheinen Grenzal. I was very nervous and watched for every stop very closely. It took about 17 minutes and then I had to get off to get on a bus. I got on the bus and headed up her way. I got off the bus and walked up into these huge hills with cows and chickens. I felt very lost and lonely. I tried calling Traci and she wasn't picking up. I knew I was lost so I started praying. I turned around and started downhill. That is when I looked at a mailbox and saw her last name on it. God knew I needed direction and he told me where to go :)

I finally went inside her home and met her adorable two kids. Then we were off to Germany with her neighbor. We had an amazing breakfast/lunch except for the bees swarming everywhere. I could not believe that all these people were eating and not bothered one bit by the bees. Traci said they are everywhere which of course scared me to death. Obviously I am going to have to get used to them :(

That night Heidi from Austria called me to meet up. Her husband works with Andy here in Basel so that is how we got connected. We met at this British Pub called Paddys. It is amazing because everyone there speaks English and most are all from the UK. She brought a friend with her, Gill. They are both about the 2 nicest people you will meet. We instantly hit it off :) The boys called us to meet them at Noon which is a sushi place. We had this amazing goat cheese there that I can still taste in my mouth. Of course we drank a lot of wine. People sure do know how to drink here. I have drank more in the past week then probably 2 months back home :)