This weekend we decided we'd go to Colmar, a beautiful little city in the Alsace region of France, spend the night and then hoof it on to Basel, Switzerland. We never made it out of Colmar.
We headed out Saturday morning at 10:30 or so, early by our standards. On the way, we stopped to cut tulips just outside of Strasbourg, another Alsatian city we love. The girls were overjoyed so I got some really nice pictures.
We arrived in Colmar at about 14:00, checked into the hotel and the hit the streets. By the way, we stayed at an Ibis there and were really pleased with it. It was cheap and really well located. I think the Spartan amenities would get old if you stayed more than a couple of days, but as we stayed only one, I can highly recommend this place.
As soon as we got there, the kids wanted to rest a bit so I headed out for an hour or so to get the lay of the land and take some pictures. The weather was virtually perfect both days: in the mid 60s with plenty of sunshine. 
Colmar is known as "Little Venice"as it has canals with boats. This silly hyperbole aside, we really enjoyed the 15 minute boat ride, including going under bridges with our heads down about as far as they would go. I think it's safe to say that Colmar is one of the most photogenic cities on Earth. Everywhere you turn there's a quaint building, beautiful flowers or a lively café.
We then took the train tour to see the parts of the city we hadn't made it to on foot. The Southwest corner of the old part of the city had a huge park and plenty of beautiful buildings. We decided we'd head there the next day. 
On Saturday night, we had quick dinner at a restaurant on the main drag. I had an interesting Calzone with cheese on the outside and ham inside. I then planned to head out and take some long exposures, but Alas, I was wiped out. I'm not sure what time we went to bed but it was before 22:00.
On Sunday we got up and headed out in search of the horse drawn carriages we'd seen on Saturday. It didn't take us long to find one. Pictures forthcoming.
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