When we woke at 7.00 the square outside had been cleared. The stage and lighting etc was gone, along with the tables, stalls and any associated rubbish!
Left the hotel and had a pleasant drive to Colmar. The hills around here are called Les Voges and almost every one has a ruined castle on the top, the result of many wars fought along this border.
Colmar is very, very picturesque in its ancient centre. There are beamed houses, little canals and flowers everywhere but it has been taken over by tourism and is a bit twee and quaint. Just beyond the centre though it is a bit like walking down Gallowtree Gate. Being Sunday all but the souvenir shops were closed and there were many bored looking tourists wandering about.
We managed to pick a dump of a hotel called the Ville de Nancy and it has little in the way of redeeming features. Cost 51€. Must spend more next time! Had crepes for lunch. Tony’s was tasteless.
By mid afternoon we were tired of Colmar so we decided, as a treat, to do our washing and after that to go to the pictures and see Harry Potter again, this time in French. Left the pictures at about 7.30 and went to Le Petit Schlossberg restaurant where they had on offer ostrich, bison, reindeer and kangaroo. We had pasta and pizza! Meal was reasonable an cost 35€. Back to the hotel we had been avoiding at 10pm.
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| La petite Venise - Colmar. |
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| Beautiful picture of Jane in Colmar. |
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| La maison des tetes. |
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