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 letter box, basel by Myndo
Especially when there are many people together, there are always pick-pockets around.
So take care, especially in crowded trams and so.
Don?t wear your wallet in the back-pocket or the outer side of your hand-bags. Take care of your mobile-phones.
It?s like everywhere else.
The picture shows one of the oldest letter-boxes of basel, this one is located at the "Spalentor". The bird is a pigeon (of course) with a stamp in the beak. Leave a Comment
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 toilets by Myndo
O.k. I am exaggerating, but as a Basler I am hardly attending these public places...
Now recently they build some new and mordern ones at the Barfuesserplatz. They are self cleaning and fully automatic.
Thats great!
And here comes the warning:
As I have heard, they have a Balance built in in the floor. This is to prevent two people going in at once ...
Now if you go in and happen to weigh more than - say 150kg, the doors will open shortly after closing, and a voice says: "only one person at once, please."
I suppose this can be embarrassing. Leave a Comment
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 by nygaston
Telephone Numbers in Switzerland:
112 - SOS, Distress Call
117 - HELP, Police
118 - FIRE
143 - Need
144 - Ambulance, DOCTOR, Medical Emergency
147 - Child Helpline
You need a doctor 24/7 :
061 261 1515
Air Rescue = 1414
IWB Service = 0800 400 800
A Hand in Need = 143
Child Help Line = 147 Leave a Comment
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slippers.... pretty huh? by LrSorr,
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 Skip the fountain water. Go
buy some hot cocoa! by pchamlis
It advises visitors to NOT drink the water. Do you really have to tell people NOT to drink water from a public fountain?? Well, apparently so, because MYNDO tells me that drinking from fountains in Switzerland is generally all right unless you're warned not to.
I guess America is not the only country that has to worry about lawyers and frivolous lawsuits. Leave a Comment
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 Basel bridge at night by thinkingLeave a Comment
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I almost don't want to put this but I've found it a real problem and irritation here, and so have all of my female friends. The amount of hassle I get from guys as a female walking around town is unbelievable. I'm not talking about walking round all tarted up for an evening out, or wearing a bikini, (your asking for it then!) but even walking round in trousers and a t-shirt. All of my friends have the same experience. Some of the men here, particulary those who are not ethnically Swiss, seem to think that it is totally appropriate and acceptable to make obscene comments, come up and try and start a conversation, comment on your looks/figure etc and generally make you feel like a piece of meat up for auction. This not just an occasional experience but almost daily, to the point where I am nervous about walking through one or two places by myself. The major problem area's are in the city centre and on the river bank between Mittlerbruke and Johanniterbruke. I'm not being racist, I know this is a generalisation, but it is the reality of my and my friends experiences, but it is mainly the Mediterainian European, and the African guys that are the problem. If you are unfortuante enough for them to work out that English is your first language, all of a sudden they want to be your boyfriend, write to you in England, come visit etc. The classic line is 'You have beautiful eyes, do you have a boyfriend?' I was even approched for the first time and proposed to by a guy in the space of 10 minutes. I've tried various tactics to get rid of these leaches, nothing seems to work and they can get abusive and angry. Leave a Comment
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Trams!! Fantastic for getting around on, but don't get in their way! They rule the roads and don't stop for anyone! Leave a Comment
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