Strasbourg

On a whim, Emma and I went to Strasbourg up in the northeast part of France in the Alsace region. We took the TGV so it was super zippy and comfortable getting there and back. It borders Germany, and you can definitely tell when you look around at the architecture and taste the amazing food.

The cathedral there is famous since it used to be the tallest cathedral in Europe. It's always windy there, however, and we were told that there's this myth that a woman was being chased by the devil, and when she ducked into the cathedral to hide, the devil couldn't go in. So, he waited for her to come out, running around the church even until today. That's why no matter what temperature, no matter how calm it is elsewhere in Strasbourg, there is always wind by the Cathedral.

Strasbourg is also a really international place since the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Eurocorps, etc. all have headquarters there. When we went to a bar to watch the last game of the winter olympics, there were americans, english, canadians, irish, french, and germans.

Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art

An amazing tarte tatin à la mode by Mark Gorey

Hanging out at the Gorey apartment

More contemporary art

Emma saying she can't make pizza while making pizza

Beautiful architecture that's been there for hundreds of years (miraculously, it wasn't destroyed in world war II)

Foos Ball Tournaments galore. Intense wrist exercise.

Amorino ice cream. Get as many flavors and they'll shape it into a flower for you!

Petite France

I absolutely love the colors on these houses!

Much love and thanks to the Gorey family for hosting Emma and myself. We had a fabulous weekend filled with good home cooking by Mark, fooseball tournaments, movies, lots and lots of tea, art, and tours of the city of Strasbourg!