Arrondissement de Ribeauvillé

Today we woke up and packed up our stuff to head to our next destination, France! Liisa nailed the packing of the car (please see incredible picture). We drove abour 50 minutes and stopped in Colmar which was actually like a Disney town. The buildings were bright and colourful, there was even a small canal in 'little venice'. We went to get brunch at a little cafe and it was a perfect mix of sweet and savoury. There was some kind of wine festival occurring, so naturally we sat and had some wine while there was a violin playing in the main street. We walked around seeing more of the town before discovering we were in the birth town of the creator of the statue of liberty. We made it our mission to visit the Colmar statue of liberty made in his honour. We drove to the landmark only to find it was on the middle of a roundabout... A few quick snaps were taken as we drove along.
We arrived at Strasbourg and climbed the many steps to our accommodation. As we had been warned, sections of the roof were very low so there was some ducking from the taller parts of the gang. Also some questionable stairs and multi level ladder climbs to get to bedrooms. It was a super cute place though. Oh and Holly was also awaiting us at our accommodation. It was soooo good to see her.
Next we headed to a local bar to watch the F1 race in preparation for next week. We had some delicious beers and got laughed at by the bartenders with our attempts at French. It was a great race and a fun way to catch up.
Then we walked through the streets to find somewhere to eat. We ended up at a tex mex place which did delicious burritos and margaritas. We then grabbed some wine and snacks to head back to the accommodation to play some games and catch up. The only other struggle with the apartment was there is no holder for the shower head, so each person tried a new tactic and shared with the gang... We all ended up in bed early as we prep for a full day of wine tasting tomorrow!Lue lisää