Day 5 Colmar to Strasbourg, France

We began the day walking around the medieval village of Colmar.  The town is filled with renaissance buildings, half-timbered structures and gracious loggias.

We visited the Eglise des Dominicains, a beautiful Gothic church.

The highlight was meandering along the romantic streets and canals known as "Petite Venise".

Since Bill could not figure out how to get Lisa to the Mannequin Pis in Brussels on Trip 2, he made up for it by taking her to the miniature in Colmar.

Colmar is the birthplace of Frederic-Auguste Bartoholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty.  On the way out of town, we passed a replica.

Upon arriving in Strasbourg, we walked towards the Notre Dame Cathedral.  Along the way we crossed over a beautiful canal.

The cathedral, constructed of dark pink sandstone is a triumph of Gothic architecture.  The off-center spire tapers skyward at 466 feet..

The crowning glory of the cathedral is the rose window

The Astronomical Clock

 The most interesting quarter of Strasbourg is La Petite France, 16th century houses on the banks of the Ill River.

Debbie and Bill have friends whose daughter, Erin, is currently living in Strasbourg.  Erin and her friend Andrew met us for dinner at Bistrot Coco.  The food was excellent and the company was even better.  Unfortunately, we were having so much fun, we forgot to take pictures.

The city was beautiful lit up at night

Cathedral illuminated at night