With my stockpile of glittery nail polish packed away, Justin and I enjoyed an especially delicious backerei treat this morning and then headed for the border - but just for a brief jaunt into France to visit Strasbourg! The city itself has changed hands many times, and though it now belongs to France, there is still a lot of German flavor, too. I think our time would have been more enjoyable had we not been enroute from the train and carrying our (heavy) backpacks, but it was nice to see. The huge cathedral in the center stretches 142 meters into the sky, and the city houses Parliament for the EU. We had a great döner lunch by the river, and then headed to Freiburg...so now we're officially back in Germany.
Freiburg is a college town, and also (not suprisingly) has a huge church in the center, and is full of cafes and painted houses. We are staying at Hotel Waldheim, which is actually a pension, but is is very charming, and sits in the countryside with it's own little garden cafe. The rooms are spacious with high windows and ornate fixtures and woodwork...I love it!
Now we're off to explore the town for the evening. Tomorrow we'll head to our final destination - Ulm - where we will sleep before heading to the airport on Thursday. Hopefully I will have time for one more post before then!
Stay Cool (rumor has it it's HOT in MA!) J & C
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