Today I went with my ‘twin sister’ from BCF (Basel Christian Fellowship) and her brother to the Alsace region of France. Catharine has been dubbed my twin because we look very much alike and often people at church have mistaken me for her. We’re finding out we have much more in common than our looks so it made for a lovely trip.
First we drove to Haut-Köningsbourg, a restored medieval German castle in France. I found myself communicating in German since my French is nonexistent and most people easily responded in German. It certainly was weird to be an hour away from Basel and unable to read anything or communicate with confidence! The castle was covered in wet snow and it was a cold day, but it was very neat none the less. I thought affectionately of my cousins when I saw the armory, though I failed to appreciate it rightly, I’m sure.
After the Castle we went to the adorable village of Riquewihr. It is a beautifully preserved medieval town and it was delightful to walk up the main street and look down the allies with all their individual character.
We got free macaroons as we passed a sweet shop and enjoyed a few shops of really beautiful stuff. I really loved one shop that had all kinds of tapestries. I’d buy one in a heartbeat if I had the $400 . . .
The other nice store was a Christmas store. It had much of the same stuff you’d see anywhere, but it also had some really beautiful unique stuff. I fell in love with some hand-painted flat metal frames that might look a bit like stained glass, but they were insanely expensive! They also had beautiful wooden crèches and a good selection of advent calendars.
This looks like Disney now that I look at the picture. I guess it's been long enough since I've been that it didn't strike me as very Disney at first. I thought it was nice!
We also stopped briefly in Colmar, but didn’t stay too long because we were cold, tired, and hungry. I’ll have to see the model of the Statue of Liberty another time. Colmar was the home town of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty.
That’s a short update for a lovely day. Maybe in this case pictures speak louder than words.
