DÜDADO

April was a brilliant month. Overnight Berlin exploded into green. Tomkins descended on Neukölln, I turned 21, and finally escaped the city.

Hitchhiking to Basel was quicker than the train and considerably sunnier. We made it in good time to be greeted with wine, and some of the best people to be found in Switzerland. Everyday should begin with a swim in the Rhein, followed by homemade pancakes and a little red radio that belts out a Beethoven soundtrack to the boats that go past. Bread baking, egg painting, chocolate eating, docks trespassing, street dancing, train hopping, tree climbing, feet running, pedal cycling, treasure finding, letter writing, wine drinking, bubbles blowing, people talking, photo making -