Swiss National Day (Aug 1st) - Fireworks and Friends

Hurrah we've just experienced our first Swiss National Day as residents of the country (despite still not having our permits - only about 2 months late!). As it fell on a Wednesday the main celebrations in Basel with over 100,000 people took place on the evening of the 31st with music, food stalls and fireworks. However, the crush on Mittelbrucke was too much for us so we only saw the early fireworks. We spent the 1st August at friends in Kaiseraugst. They held an open garden party that lasted from 10.30am to late in the evening with beer, food, Rhine Swimming and grappa!