Its Fun to Stay at The YMCA

"They have everything for you here to enjoy. You can hang out with all the boys. Its fun to stay at the YMCA" OK I do have a purpose in quoting song lyrics here. I was walking back to my hostel in Basel, Switzerland today, and I started singing that song. I am staying at the YMCA Hostel, so it is appropriate. And it really is fun to stay here. The rooms are really nice. And they have free internet for me to use. HOORAY. And they give you a ticket that is good for the public transportation in the city. I like that. My feet are getting tired.

I had two days off in a row for a change, so I decided to go for a trip a little farther from home. Basel is right on the border of France, Germany and Switzerland. Being this close to Germany, I could not pass up the opportunity to go. I have never been to Germany. So I went to the train station and asked what the closest German town was. The lady said Erwachsene. I said ok I will go there. The ticket was only 3.80 Francs. I thought that was pretty cool.

So I got on the train that I thought was supposed to take me to this town, but I did something wrong somewhere. So I just got off at a random stop. It turned out to be Efringen-Kirchen. This is a tiny little town; that I saw in its entirety in about 10 minutes. I also found a place to have dinner. It was called the Nostalgia. The name definetely fit. It was such a cute little place with old time coffee grinders decorating the walls. I felt like I was walking into my Grandmother's home, which I guess was the point. I had Schnitzel with french fries and a salad. It was so good. The two times I have eaten out since I have been in Switzerland were German places and they were both amazing. I think I love German food. Maybe I should have done my internship in Germany.

Tomorrow I plan to spend the day exploring Basel before heading back to Geneva. Pray I don't run into any strange Italian men. Ha-ha.