Perfect Sunday

After a beer festival, long drive and some rain, a day of crap food, wine, good friends and sad sappy movies is just what the doctor ordered.

I could only take a picture of our indulgences, I think a picture of me and Karen (well me anyways, think Karen always looks fabulous) would have shattered my camera (and by camera I obviously mean phone, not sure most of my pupils have even seen a camera)!

Stuttgart Beer Festival

I think the photos say it all...

Think it is safe to say I may return :)

Tuesday ...

seems to have become my new Thursday which was previously known as the new Friday. I have decided that one night sitting around doing nothing is quite enough. So to celebrate the start of my new weekend the girls came around for, you guessed it, Mexican.

Summer's Return

It has been a glorious weekend, as summer has made a return and looks like it will stick around for at least the next week. This was reason enough to spend a weekend out and about in Basel.  Starting Friday night, finally a night out with Suzanna :)  A good night out, to start off the weekend.  Saturday, a day watching Liam at rugby, and enjoying after game fun :)   Out again for Skyler's birthday
And today is another beautiful day.  Me and Lola went to watch Suzanna run the 10km race in Basel, she was absolutely brilliant (I am not sure I could finish 0.5km!)

The Newbies

It is hard to believe that now in my third year at ISB I am almost considered a veteran, a title that I think holds a lot of responsibility when welcoming the new staff. So last night I had a few of the 'newbies' over for dinner, I filled them full of the important crucial knowledge I have acquired over the last few years (basically that Klein Basel has better bars than Gross Basel) and enlightened them to the rules of an Amanda dinner party (no helping, no red wine and for goodness sake I am not making coffee or tea for that matter!). The rules were followed, almost, (Emily broke the helping one) and hopefully all enjoyed themselves.

Some proper veterans also came, have missed them!! Had a lovely night welcoming the newbies, and hoping they went away learning something new about Basel (or at least that there are way better places than Paddy's on a Saturday night!).

It's Over

Well there is no denying it, as much as I have argued (just randomly at the weather as I walk) that summer does not end until September 21st and I am owed a few more days, autumn has arrived. The leaves are changing, it is dark when I wake up and darker every morning when I take Lola out. So I have conceded and tried to embrace the beginning of the next six months that I traditionally despise by taking some lovely autumn walks.  Today going to a pumpkin farm hampering down and enjoying comfort food with friends (soup inspired by pumpkin farm)I am going into these next two seasons with positivity this year (if this lasts past the first frost I will be amazed ;)).

New Discoveries

The longer I live in Basel the more I discover (which makes total sense), and yesterday was one of my greatest discoveries yet, the annual drum and base festival/parade. Totally expecting an average overcast Saturday Chris and Pia took me to what now goes down as my best day in Basel. Reliving Crop Over behind the calypso/reggae truck (although rum and wee wee truck were missed).  We partied under the bridge, dancing and watching it all go by.

A new discovery and great day/ night in Basel, this city is just full of new surprises :)