Right out of Dickens' "a Christmas Carol", we were swept back in time as we we stepped off the train In Colmar. Dressed in its Christmas finery and featuring festive booths clustered in every square, this city immersed us in the excitement of the season. As we wandered through the streets, we thoroughly enjoyed looking at charming Christmas decorations and ornaments for sale and tasting the seasonal specialties: sauerkraut, sausage and spaetzel, French pastries, hot chocolate, and hot mulled wine - yummy! This Yule market lasts for the week after Christmas, so we look forward to visiting again when Jeff and his daughters arrive.
This day we traveled on two trains, three busses, two trams, and walked over five miles. Angela is a master at navigating in new places in French, German and Swiss German, with Swiss Franks and Euros, figuring out train,bus and tram routes, and figuring out how to buy the tickets. Throughout all this travel, Hannah and David were little troupers!
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