Basel?

[Goring Gull]

Always being one for a baragain = Easyjet are to start flying to Basel from Manchester and currently i can book return flights for £50, Thinking of a weekend away with the wife but is Basel any good or a bit boring?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Boring? Moi?

 

[Notters]

It's a cracking city, though not cheap. I'm sure [MENTION=14026]Codner pharmaceuticals[/MENTION] will give you some tips.

 

[Goring Gull]

Are many places in Europe cheap anymore?

 

[Notters]

Are many places in Europe cheap anymore?

Have you been to Switzerland before?!

It does have Alsace and the Black Forest just up the road too, which are both beautiful.

 

[Goring Gull]

Have you been to Switzerland before?!

It does have Alsace and the Black Forest just up the road too, which are both beautiful.

Never been to Switzerland before - aware it's dear though can't be as bad as Sweden or Finland though

 

[Beach Hut]

Went there for three days on a business trip, very boring although all work and no play

 

[Doc Lynam]

Boring? Moi?

LOL

 

[Ernest]

I fainted WITH shock WHEN charged £9 for a PINT of LAGER top

 

[Goring Gull]

I fainted WITH shock WHEN charged £9 for a PINT of LAGER top

Feck! Up there with Oslo then

 

[Springal]

I wouldn't bother. Much better places to go and very expensive

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Spent a couple of days there for work. Nice compact city to walk around and, in the summer, you can swim down the river with the locals but there isn't much to see. If you are booked in a Basel hotel you get free travel on the buses and trams including the one from the airport. However, it's not a cheap place to stay or to eat/drink.

If you do go though, I would recommend getting the train down to Luzern as that is a very beautiful place.

 

[Codner pharmaceuticals]

Yes v pricey with exchange rate right now but a nice city. Go out to Colmar for cheaper our as Notters suggests hit the black forest...head to Freiburg

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Are Easyjet using Basel as their nearest airport for Eurodisney

 

[thisistips]

Always being one for a baragain = Easyjet are to start flying to Basel from Manchester and currently i can book return flights for £50, Thinking of a weekend away with the wife but is Basel any good or a bit boring?

I'm moving to Basel in a month. I hear what you're all saying, but it is a good place. Are there any other seagulls over Basel? I'll keep my season ticket but share it with my sister.

Hope you have a good vacation

 

[ofco8]

Always being one for a baragain = Easyjet are to start flying to Basel from Manchester and currently i can book return flights for £50, Thinking of a weekend away with the wife but is Basel any good or a bit boring?

It definitely isn't Switzerland as everyone imagines. Flew into Basle once but only drove through city. Didn't see anything special about the place. Of course may have changed.

 

[Arthur]

Really expensive (beer was about £7-8 a go, grub was about £50 a head for a bite to eat at lunch time (that did include beer though)), not allot there, what was there to keep a young gent entertained wasn't much cop. Nice enough place but it should be given how much everything costs.

I won't be hurrying back.

As others have said nip over the border and drink over there.

 

[Norman Potting]

Sybel!

 

[Austrian Gull]

Freiburg is lovely as are Colmar and Besancon.

Would recommend all of those over Basel.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

Always being one for a baragain = Easyjet are to start flying to Basel from Manchester and currently i can book return flights for £50, Thinking of a weekend away with the wife but is Basel any good or a bit boring?

Now where have I heard those two mentioned together before...Oh yeahh!!

Great Scenes!!