Rhein Schwimmen

Most importantly today, the M's arrived! BK's sister and brother-in-law arrived in Frankfurt yesterday morning, went to St. Goar, then came by train to Basel this afternoon. Of course, we were extremely excited to see them and have been working on showing them around Basel.

One adventure we did embark on together that BK and I have not done yet is swimming in the Rhine. Our apartment is on the Rhine and tons of people go swimming during the summer. The river runs quite fast so you just have to tread water while you're in it and it will move you, but it is a bit of a workout.

The four of us took our fish bags and went swimming this evening. The water is pretty chilly- around 22 degree Celsius or around 71 degrees Fahrenheit. You get used to it after a while, but it is a bit of a shock when you first jump in. Hopefully K&B enjoyed seeing some of Basel's sites from the river this evening.

The "fish bags" you put stuff in to float the river

After we floated K and I walked the pups, then we went to dinner in Basel. Tomorrow and Friday we'll continue exploring around here, then take a day trip to the Alps on Saturday and head out for big travels on Sunday!  Woohoo! So happy to have them here :)