No... Neither of us got a Basel tattoo - we attended The Basel Tattoo. Dictionary.com defines a tattoo as follows: a signal sounded on a drum or bugle to summon soldiers or sailors to their quarters at night. The performance was held in an area called the barracks and contained at least 8 different groups: drum and fife bands, military marching bands, marching bands with a rifle corps (PERFECT formations - they were really polished), traditional Irish dancers, an alphorn group (with a little yodeling), a troup of Russian dancers, two bands featuring my favorite - bagpipes. Let's not forget The Lone Piper and total blowout of all the bands together with a singer from the UK belting out a Highlands song - whew - what an evening! The highlight was the Top Secret Drum Corps that held mock sword fights with their drumsticks and brought the crowd to their feet they were so good. You can see pictures of Basel events here.
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