On Christmas day we went to Olivier and Valerie's apartment for lunch after we had gone to church. We had raclette which Ed and I love. If you do not know what this is let me tell you. Raclette is a type of cheese but you can use other cheeses for this meal. There is a raclette oven, or machine that is electric. It sits on the middle of the table so everyone can reach it. There are little dishes that you put your cheese on to and then put it into the oven and it melts the cheese. You then take a boiled potato, cut it up and put the cheese on top of it. You can add anything you want, either putting it into the oven first or not. The concept is a bit like fondue in that you eat slower as you are waiting for your food to bake and so the conversation flows on.
We were so into the meal that Ed forgot to take a picture.
The big red building is the City Hall in Basel. We were able to walk through the front part into a court yard where there was a huge decorated Christmas tree. It was at night, was very cold, and Ed's pictures didn't come out too well as he was shaking from cold so the camera wouldn't hold still.
The picture of the elaborate manger scene is one of the cute store windows.
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