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It’s been two weeks after my last holiday trip. Actually, this is a continuation of the “Strasbourg in memories”. If anyone out there had asked me about which places should he goes in France besides Paris, I would suggest Colmar. Colmar is 40 miles (64 kilometers) south-southwest of Strasbourg. The interesting element of Colmar is most of the buildings here are very unique, colorful, attractive and still lack of modernization. The day was full of stillness. Many shops were closed and the town looks emptied. We reached there about 2 pm and it was light snowing. From the Colmar train station, we walked for 30 minutes to the hotel. Luckily I had my breakfast in Strasbourg. After check-in and had a short break, we gathered at the lobby to proceed with our plan. First, we go to the town to see the ancient buildings, medieval renaissance houses, and “Petit Venice” (Small Venice) which considered as the most popular place to be visited here and the most romantic district in Colmar (I wish I’ll bring my wife here). After capturing some pictures around the town, we decided to have our lunch somewhere there. Then, we go to the Tourist Information Office located nearby to get some information on the travel packages provided within these 2 days. Unfortunately, the office was closed and then we directly go back to the hotel and try to get the information (with full of hope) from the receptionist. Actually the main problem is the transportation since all the nice places are scattered and a bit far from the town. For the worst case, we had decided to rent a van and drive to the places concerned even though nobody of us has a valid international driving license. Finally, the receptionist makes a deal with his friend to bring us to such places with agreed payment. Huhuhu. Our aim for the day was to visit the Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg (A castle on top of the hill). Along the way, we pass through a wine yard route to the small villages named Riquewihr and Ribeauville at Alsace. Ribeauville is one of the most important villages for wines and for tourism in Alsace. It is also one of the largest producers of mineral water in France, Carola. Alsace offers charming wines of great quality (according to my friend)
and the wine producing region of Alsace in France primarily produces white wines which have a strong Germanic influence. The local people here seem putting tremendous effort in maintaining the ancient buildings and they really proud of it. The driver who brought us here did mention to us that the Statue of Liberty in United States was actually designed by a Colmarian and because of the “pride”; they place an “original” replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar.
It’s been two weeks after my last holiday trip. Actually, this is a continuation of the “Strasbourg in memories”. If anyone out there had asked me about which places should he goes in France besides Paris, I would suggest Colmar. Colmar is 40 miles (64 kilometers) south-southwest of Strasbourg. The interesting element of Colmar is most of the buildings here are very unique, colorful, attractive and still lack of modernization. The day was full of stillness. Many shops were closed and the town looks emptied. We reached there about 2 pm and it was light snowing. From the Colmar train station, we walked for 30 minutes to the hotel. Luckily I had my breakfast in Strasbourg. After check-in and had a short break, we gathered at the lobby to proceed with our plan. First, we go to the town to see the ancient buildings, medieval renaissance houses, and “Petit Venice” (Small Venice) which considered as the most popular place to be visited here and the most romantic district in Colmar (I wish I’ll bring my wife here). After capturing some pictures around the town, we decided to have our lunch somewhere there. Then, we go to the Tourist Information Office located nearby to get some information on the travel packages provided within these 2 days. Unfortunately, the office was closed and then we directly go back to the hotel and try to get the information (with full of hope) from the receptionist. Actually the main problem is the transportation since all the nice places are scattered and a bit far from the town. For the worst case, we had decided to rent a van and drive to the places concerned even though nobody of us has a valid international driving license. Finally, the receptionist makes a deal with his friend to bring us to such places with agreed payment. Huhuhu. Our aim for the day was to visit the Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg (A castle on top of the hill). Along the way, we pass through a wine yard route to the small villages named Riquewihr and Ribeauville at Alsace. Ribeauville is one of the most important villages for wines and for tourism in Alsace. It is also one of the largest producers of mineral water in France, Carola. Alsace offers charming wines of great quality (according to my friend)
and the wine producing region of Alsace in France primarily produces white wines which have a strong Germanic influence. The local people here seem putting tremendous effort in maintaining the ancient buildings and they really proud of it. The driver who brought us here did mention to us that the Statue of Liberty in United States was actually designed by a Colmarian and because of the “pride”; they place an “original” replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar.
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