Christmas in Strasbourg

Spending seven hours on a train was certainly worth the visit to Strasbourg, France this past weekend. Strasbourg (in Alsace-Lorraine which belonged to Germany prior to WWI) is a charming city, now home to the European Union Parliament and the largest Christmas market in France.




















We were two among THOUSANDS who also decided to spend their weekend visiting the Christmas market (which means street vendors selling overpriced crafts from glass-blown ornaments to delicacies such as goose liver pate). Hot wine (the french version of hot apple cider) is the beverage of choice to face the chill. And you can find chestnuts roasting on every street corner. Quite tasty, by the way!

















Here are some of the interesting things we did:
*Climbed a gothic church tower
*Visited a medieval castle
*Rode a boat through the city canals
*Drank hot wine (an acquired taste)
*Saw a baroque Christmas concert
*Watched Casino Royal (my first Bond movie!)



















Taking the overnight train back to Angers was my least favorite thing of the whole trip which means arriving in Paris around 6:30am after having not slept at all and then rushing through the metro station to catch another train back to Angers...but all in all, it was a great trip and I HIGHLY recommend a visit to Strasbourg if you want to get into the Christmas spirit!