Basel Ahead of Eurovision - the Calm Before the Storm

Basel ahead of Eurovision - the calm before the storm

This week the giant international party is taking place in what is apparently Europe's quietest city

An irreproachable organisation, a resplendent weather and a delighted fans, the European song contest generates a general enthusiasm. On the banks of the Limmat, it is bitterness that prevails in the face of the tourist success of the eventBefore the station, a group of about fifty French revised: "We do it again one last time, says one man. Three, four. I love Louaaane." Overexcited, the Gauls in marina-beret are members of the very official Fa…