Sipping wine to Strassbourg

Today we did our wine and chocolate tasting! I really enjoyed this activity actually. It was so fun and different. My favorite part was the chocolate since it was funny seeing all the different ones people chose! Although I will say that was the earliest that I’ve ever eaten cheese, chocolate, and wine haha. That on its own brought its own kind of senses out of this feels and tastes a bit weirder at this time of day. I do love chocolate though, as I was trying all of them I was thinking of the ‘science of good chocolate’ article, and how a good peice of chocolate really can make your entire day. It was wild how much some of my tastes differed from many of my peers which was interesting to see. Its weird that I can find something so foul that they actually love! This showed what we read about supertasters versus non and medium tasters and how we process and enjoy bitterness.
Afterward, I quickly ran to the train station, I was low on time so I was worried I’d miss my bullet train to Straßbourg. The train was so wild, it went 200 mph all the way and the scenery was so beautiful the entire way.
Upon arriving, I had a fantastic lunch out on the river- the smells and atmosphere were completely different from Paris, and it was a breath of fresh air. Following that I went to the Notre Dame Staßbourg, which was unbelievably beautiful. The intricacy in the stained glass was unreal. After walking around, we got hit with yet another storm, which I am not even shocked by anymore! I then reached the hotel and ordered in some wonderful pad thai and called it a night.Read more