From the somewhat crowded shores of the Med. to the tranquillity of Switzerland .
Just the 8 hours of driving to get there.
And in a late August weekend it was busy , especially through the Saint Gotthard tunnel.
But calming for sure to be in Suhr, near to Aarau.
Within walking distance is the smallish ground of FC Aarau got to via a quiet road, with stream alongside, past pleasant houses.
Aarau o Basel 2
Tranquil nearby - but not behind the goal amongst the Basel ultras as they dispensed with their shirts and lit the flares and set about creating the atmosphere and rhythm that was sustained pretty much through the whole game.
A sell-out crowd saw their team , still managed by Christian Gross, get the better of the generally predictable home side.
Scott Chipperfield, sometime Australian, bossed midfield in a style reminiscent of a left footed Paul Scholes.
He scored the first just before half time after a defensive error.
Basel wapped it up in the second half and consolidated top spot in the Swiss Super League.
Not too far to Neuchatel and :-
Neuchatel Xamax 2 Vaduz 2
The re-built Stade de la Maladiere is coloured mostly red and represents a pleasant medium size stadium next to the lake.
Inside there was nothing like the atmosphere of yesterday though as the home ultras expressed their annoyance at the recent performances (no home wins so far) in a third-full ground.
Vaduz dominated midfield in the first half and went on to score twice before the interval.
But Xamax got it together better in the second with sub. Rak and Nigerian Brown getting them a point.
It didn't do much to assuage their supporters criticism.
This visitor finished the trip via a slow drive to Basel through the very attractive Jura mountains region. Then returning home from the slightly less attractive Luton airport.
for more pics see http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/65017730
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