Fasnacht 2012 - Wednesday
March 3rd, 2012Wednesday morning was a bit of a lost cause for me, but with a large coffee or two I was able to crawl over to the Löwenzorn for the annual “entrecôte” lunch.
Fasnacht 2012 - Ladäärne Exhibition
March 3rd, 2012Every year on Tuesday of Fasnacht, the cliques place their lanterns on Münsterplatz so people can look at them all.
Fasnacht 2012 - Tuesday Pfyffeanggeschnitte
March 3rd, 2012On Tuesday, the piccolo players in the clique met at the Harmonie for the traditional gathering without the drummers.
Fasnacht 2012 - Monday Cortege and Evening
March 3rd, 2012The clique met at Restaurant Rheinfelderhof for lunch before setting off for the Cortége in “Sujet” costume.
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Fasnacht 2012 - Morgenstraich
March 3rd, 2012Fasnacht 2012 was mostly warm weather but at 4am, it was as cold as ever.
Protected: Jacob at Phil and Rachel’s Wedding
June 29th, 2011Basel Fasnacht 2011: Bummelsonntag
April 5th, 2011On one of the three Sundays after Fasnacht, the Cliques and Gugge will have a “Bummel” which is a kind of ramble. The BMG Runzle always meets at the Spalentor on the third Sunday (known as Bummelsonntag) and we stroll to a mystery venue - where there is an apéro waiting and a speaker who will talk about something related to our sujet from the previous Fasnacht.
Fasnacht 2011: Wednesday
March 18th, 2011Wednesday morning was quite a challenge after getting to bed so late. I had to get up reasonably on time so I could meet my wife and son at the railway station as they were going to spend the day in Basel.