Sunny Strasbourg
Jared Pelletier
On December 5th, Amanda and I took to the rails to spend the day in Strasbourg, France, with a bunch of my classmates. We travelled with two friends on the Baden-Wurttemberg ticket, which means we could get to Strasbourg and back for about 9eu each! The only downside is that it took 3 hours each way... but that is no problem when you jump start your way there with Mimosas and spend your way back drinking beer.
Strasbourg is a gorgeous city (make sure to check out the gallery!) that has many charming Christmas Markets (Marche Noel). Unsurprisingly, we had more than our fair share of Vin Chaud (Gluhwein) while sampling some of the french market food.
None of us had really looked into Strasbourg beforehand and so we were shocked to see how beautiful the church, architecture and rivers flowing through it were. It also helped that we had fantastic weather (10C) all day. As night began to fall, the markets really came alive. Christmas trees were shining bright, many new decorations lit up the street and somehow the market squares became even more packed than during the day.
Overall it was a great trip and one we are excited to do again in the summer. If you are visiting us in the near future, and have a day to spend travelling away, we highly recommend it!
Jarmanda