Basel, Switzerland

Basel is a beautiful city and was a great way to start this trip. I'm glad I was able to arrive a day early and that some of the girls who were already there met me at the train station. It made what could have been a stressful situation much easier and made my first day amazing. The city tour was full of fun facts and information you would never know just by looking at building and our tour guide made everything sound like it was the most interesting thing you had ever heard. Visiting Novartis was also a very interesting trip and I really enjoyed learning about the reasoning behind the way medication is packaged. I will now be less angry when I'm trying to open my dogs heart worm medication because now I know that its is the only way to be sure they get the correct dosage of medication. We were also able to see the city on our own and get lots of pictures. One of the nights we were going to have a beer and snacks on the steps by the Rhine river to have a local experience. As we were going the grocery store I hopped on an escalator and was just about to get off when I realized my skirt was caught in the elevator. Immediately scenes from movies where clothes get pulled off by escalators poured into my mind and all I could do was yell, "Oh my god Kellen my skirt is caught!" Luckily I was able to pull it away just in time and was not skirt less in the middle of a crowded grocery store. We also had to learn how to use the tram system which sometimes didn't go so well. We did have one time where we couldn't figure out which direction we were supposed to be going and got on and off the train 4 times. But these experiences have helped us learn how to use and read the tram systems. One thing I won't miss about Switzerland is how expensive everything was so bring on Germany!!