It's so Expensive that I could never live in Basel, Switzerland

Me and Grandma in
front of the Town Hall in Basel
Today we got on the train from Mulhouse, France and traveled over to Basel. Basel is a small city in Switzerland located near the boarder between Switzerland and France. We arrived in 20 minutes at a station called Basel main station, it was really big and had a lot of signs in German. 

The first thing we did after getting off was to get some money at the bank. In Switzerland they use a different currency so we had to change our Euros for some Swiss Francs.

After that we headed to the city center to take some pictures. There was a beautiful cathedral. It was colossal! There were tombs right beneath us that were so ancient. I was a little scared because there were circling you. It was like another floor beneath the church.  The ceiling was covered with intricate patterns and so was the floor. Any sound you made echoed so I had to be extra quiet. 

When we finished there we went to the town hall.   The town hall was red and had gold mosaics I think. It was really hard to see because it was so tall! 

Mommy and Grandma in Basel
with the Rhein River as a backdrop
The platz had a lot of vendors and restaurants. Mommy and grandma got a sausage hot dog with pretzel bread. I however wanted to try some McDonald's. The menu was so different! They actually had chips that were like fries but in a circular shape, like a cookie. I got those and they were so good. We even dipped them in this creamy sauce, just like the locals. Outside there was a market selling all sorts if things mostly flowers, veggies and fruits.

The thing that struck me most about Basel was that everything was really really expensive. One sandwich at McDonalds was 18 dollars! Mommy's hot dog was 6 dollars! I bought a bottle of water that was actually kind of small, but it cost 4.50 dollars. I guess you probably have to be really rich to live there.

This must be the most expensive McDonald's in the world!


After eating, we did some shopping for souvenirs and boarded our train back to Mulhouse.  Luckily, we got there with four minutes to spare. Our time in Basel was fun and nothing like I had ever seen before - especially the price of normal hamburger!


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