Riquewihr

are you sick of looking at half-timbered houses yet? well, hold on to your butts because it doesn’t end here.

Riquewihr was our last visit in Alsace. another charming medieval town that we loved. we walked around the village wall, as we did in Eguisheim, and it brings you back to how life was like back in the day. it was starting to get really cold and had been sprinkling off and on and the sun had disappeared so we tried to take advantage of the time we had left. we enjoyed the lack of tourists here, but it did feel a bit melancholy.

Colmar

we visited Colmar next. it was quite bigger than Eguisheim, kind of like Strasbourg. the first Christmas Market we went to was Strasbourg and from then on, we were hooked and planned on going to one every year. we didn’t go to one this year because of unforeseen reasons, but we plan on continuing our streak next year. the vin chaud/gluhwein has us on a chokehold, I tell ya.

at Colmar, there is the St. Martin Church. now, whenever we see a church, we always try to go inside if we’re permitted. I love churches and though I’m not particularly religious, there is something about it that is very intriguing to me, especially Gothic churches that have existed for many, many years.