Germany, France & back to Germany

 Our little six person group split up today.  Curt and Mary went to the Black Forrest and Mike, Suzanne, Cathy and I chose to stay closer to the ship.   

We were up and off the ship by 8:00 this morning as we took a bus from our German mooring to the city of Colmar, in France. The excursion was called, Colmar, France’s Little Venice.  It was an attractive Old World German town complete with its own canal system.  

We returned to the ship for a quick but delicious lunch before heading to the German City of Freiburg.  This excursion was an exceptional surprise.  We hadn’t planned on going but were so happy we did.  The home town guide was personable, informative and knowledgable.  The cobble stone streets and sidewalks were truly unique.  They seem to be a quarter size of normal cobble stones.  Many of the streets have open water gutters of seemingly clear water running off from the mountain streams.  After a tour of the Cathedral with its wonderful stained glass windows and “airy” steeple, we enjoyed a fleet of beer samples and headed back to the ship.   

Colmar

Freiburg