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Swimming in the Rhine
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  • Nemorino
  • By Nemorino on March 23, 2009
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  • 1. A man swimming in the Rhine River - Basel
    1. A man swimming in the Rhine
    River
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    1. A man swimming in the Rhine River
    2. People walking up the river so they can swim back down
    3. More people walking up the river

    As in Bern, where the local people like to go swimming in the Aare River, people in Basel like to go swimming in the Rhine.

    Since the current is strong, there is only one way to swim, namely downstream, so people walk upstream along the riverbank and then find a place to get into the water and swim or float back down.

    Though the Aare is said to be faster and colder, the Rhine is also a dangerous river, so swimming in it is only for very strong and experienced swimmers, who nearly always do it in groups.

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    Fan Zone Basel
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  • By Nemorino on March 23, 2009
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    Fan Zone Basel
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    The European Football Championships were just coming to an end when I was in Basel in the summer of 2008, and the "Fan Zone" bleachers in the city center were still in place. This was where people could come to watch the games together on large screens, as a substitute for not being in the stadium itself.

    The championships that year were held in two countries, Austria and Switzerland. Each country provided four venues. In Austria, the venues were Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Innsbruck, and in Switzerland they were Basel, Bern, Geneva and Zürich.

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    Ice Skating
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  • By Madschick on January 5, 2003
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    ice scating in Basel
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    From November until Febuary there is this ice scating place right next to a restaurant! So after having had desert, you can exercise a little!!!

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  • Directions: Near Steinengraben
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    Boule
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  • By Madschick on January 5, 2003
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    boule players in Basel
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    In front of the city wall, there were people playing boule. They had as much fun playing, as I had fun watching them.

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    List of the gym clubs in Basel (FSC)
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  • Updated By nygaston on August 30, 2004
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  • *** Forum Sports Club St. Johanns-Vorstadt 41 4056

    PhysioPlus Merian Iselin Spital Föhrenstrasse 2 4009
    EQUILIBRIS-TRAINING Hirschgässlein 30 4051
    John Valentine Fitness Club Basel Aeschenvorstadt 50 4051
    KIESER TRAINING Steinentorstrasse 35 4051
    M Wellness Parc Heuwaage Steinentorberg 8 4051
    Joggeli Fitness Club Basel JFCB St. Jakob-Strasse 395 4052
    TC Training Center FITODROM Lange Gasse 90 4052
    Malibu Fitness AG Dornacherstrasse 210 4053
    Olympia Fit-Line Güterstrasse 81 4053
    ActiFit Fitness AG Rümelinbachweg 4/10 4054
    Corpo Sana Tessinstrasse 15 4054
    MedizinischeTrainingstherapie Bethesda-Spital Gellertstrasse 144 4054
    GYM medico Hebelstrasse 56 4056
    City Sports Club Rebgasse 20 4058
    Novartis Fitness Club Werk St. Johann S-28 4002 (only for the employees)

    *** Forum Sports Club St. Johanns-Vorstadt 41 4056

    Here it is like in Manhattan, they have everything, sauna, yoga, pilates.
    Squash, Fitness....

    No so good for swimming pool and pilates.
    Monthly fees depending of your schedule.

    Entry fees: 180 CHF.
    Gold = 90 CHF / mo (from 5pm to 9pm)
    Silver = 65 CHF / mo (from 9am to 5pm)
    Personnal Training = 40 CHF / ho
    Squash = 10 CHF, Guest = 20 CHF
    Solarium = 15 CHF, Guest 25 CHF
    Rentals racket = 4 CHF
    Towel = 3 CHF

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  • Address: *** Forum Sports Club St. Johanns-Vorstadt 41 4056
  • Phone: 322 8585 (Irene)
  • Directions: Near the bridge, tram 11.
  • Website: www.tsag.ch
  • Other Contact: Irene speaks English
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  • By thinking on August 16, 2004
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  • Expats in Basel - Basel
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    The Joggeli
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  • Updated By Myndo on April 3, 2007
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