Hunting Cheese in the Land of Cheese!

Well, we are back at it again. This time we've added an extra human to our cheese crew, the Big EZ, and we on to a different locale. I'm thinking it'll be much easier to find as much cheese as I can handle in the land of cheese. (Spoiler Alert: there are 3 separate cheese sections in our local supermarket) 

I'll start with the basics of Basel, Switzerland:

- Location: northwest of Switzerland on the border of France and Germany. Actually, when we landed at the Basel airport you could turn right to exit to Switzerland and turn left to exit to France / Germany. 

- Population: ~195k, 3rd most populous city in Switzerland. ~30% expat (but this doesn't necessarily mean English speaking. This could also be German, French, Italian, etc)

- Language: Swiss-German (like German, but not exactly) The good news is that most everything is in multiple languages: German, French & Italian... Wait a minute... ;)

- Setting: it is absolutely beautiful here! The city straddles the Rhein. GrossBasel aka "big Basel" is located to the West of the river while KleinBasel aka "little Basel" is the East side. With the river running through the city it feels like every spot is picturesque. The city definitely has some great European charm. 

Here are a couple pics that I've taken from our walks through the main part of the city. Photography isn't great, but you get the idea!

See the Ferris wheel in the background? More on that soon! :)