Strasbourg, France

The distance Terre Haute, Indiana is from Oblong, Illinois is the same distance that Strasbourg, France is from Eschelbronn, Germany (which is where my sweet friend Jana and her family lives). Eschelbronn is very close to the beautiful city of Heidelberg - more on that in a later post. 

The main difference between the two distances is that as soon as one crosses the border Germany to France, all the language changes. And even though these two countries are so close, people do not speak both languages. So interesting!

Jana, her mom, her dad, and I went to Strasbourg for the day and it was so perfect! Our first stop was no other than Galeries Layfayette, considerably the best department store I have ever been to.  So fun, so fancy, so French! Jana bought two coats, and I bought one coat (after falling in love with it, deciding not to, and then going back to get it right before we left! So glad of my decision).

The next stop was Au Brasseur, where we went to eat the famous flammkuchen that comes from the Alsace region of France.  Flammkuchen is a very thin piece of dough that is baked and topped with creme fraiche.  The original way to eat it is then topped with bacon and onions, but I ordered mine with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and corn.  (And yes, I ate the whole thing). For dessert we ordered two: one with apples and cinnamon and the other with bananas, chocolate sauce, and vanilla ice cream (YUM)!

After that we went to the Notre Dame Cathedral of Strasbourg, in which we climbed 332 steps to the top to see a magnificent view of the city. 

Considerably the best part about the day was walking around the cute streets of France with Jana and her parents and seeing all the little bakeries and stores.  So many fun memories and lots of laughter shared!

Xo,