Colmar was next up on our itinerary. It’s not far from Strasbourg, smaller by quite a bit (around 75,000 compared to Strasbourg’s 470,000) and definitely oriented more toward tourism. The city has many beautiful and interesting buildings, built in the half-timbered style common in much of Germany, and an excellent museum. It’s also got a lot of tourists. We also...
(Full post)Alsace We’ve been on a road trip to Alsace, in eastern France, for the last week and a half. We visited Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse (pronounced “ma-looze,” of course). We’ve never been to this part of France and Mary has suggested it for a road trip over the last few years. We finally got it together and are very glad...
(Full post)When we first came to France for a long-stay vacation, we lived in the small town of Montigny-sur-Loing (“Montigny on the Loing River”). As I researched places around Montigny I came across Moret-sur-Loing, about 10 miles away, and found that Alfred Sisley, one of our long-time Impressionist favorites, lived in Moret for many years, died there and is buried in...
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