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I was in Basel for barely three days before it was time for us to head into Inner Schweitz. I made the most of my time there, taking off on foot to walk to some of my favorite places growing up. Instead of taking a tram and getting there in 15 minutes, it was more relaxing to walk at my own pace, frame the shots I hoped to get, and just take it all in.

From Swissotel north of Claraplatz (Clara Place), I walked all the way to Theatergasse (Theater Alley) (2 km). Today's pictures ...

From time to time, we see this issue but I'm seeing it often on Reef Addicts. You guys need to update your profile with a Profile Picture and an Avatar picture. That will eliminate this plague in the blogs section, at least.

Btw, I was tinkering in the back end of the site last night, and I added a new Blog Category: Equipment It seemed like we needed that one to assign to the corresponding blog entries. Please remember to always select the category that matches your entry, as ...

This set of pictures is specifically from Marktplatz. I spent many hours here while living in Basel, because it is the hub for all the stores in Grosse Basel. Basel is divided by the Rhein river, with Klein Basel on one side, and Grosse Basel on the other. Grosse is big, and Kleine is small. From Marktplatz, you can walk in several directions to shop as much as your heart desires and your wallet reaches. Clothing, furniture, food, restaurants, watches, jewelry, toys, music, photography and ...

I'm sure you've been wishing I would post some tank stuff again, and quit with the Swiss stuff, but the beauty of this being my blog is that I can talk about whatever I like as much as I like. hehehe

Still, for today here's more eye candy from my reef.

These are all new frags that I put in my Frag Tank. The first is a Blasto with some Cyphastrea near the lower right base.


Candy cane
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Today's set of pictures is only from the most famous landmark in Basel. It is the Münster, seen in almost any postcard that is sold. It dates back to 1180 A.D. and is visited by tourists year-round. Here's a write up I found:

http://www.suite101.com/content/mins...zerland-a38058

From what I read, there was a bad earthquake in the 1300s that brought down five spires. Imagine that mess. I've known the Münster my whole life, and may have climbed one of the ...