All the fun of the fair!

For the next two weeks in Basel, there is a travelling fair at many of the town squares. It is called 'herbstmesse' and dates for the 1400s, and occurs for 16 days before the feast of St Martin. appropriate as he is visiting next weekend!
I went along with some friends who I used to work with in a previous company. When I visited last Christmas their daughter was only a few months old...