We arrived at Constantin's parents' house late last night. I think it was around 2 when we got in. Finally, we were able to find lithium batteries for my camera this morning! The original plans were to see Strasbourg (Straßburg), but because of the large number of tourists on the weekend, we opted to go to Wissembourg (Weißenburg) instead. We had a full car today—Constantin, his parents, his grandmother, and me. They are all genuinely lovely people (myself, of course, included!). This was my fourth trip to Europe, and my fourth trip to France, but my first time in Alsace. Alsace is a German-speaking part of France and is also arguably more culturally German than French. I seem to have a proclivity toward the "Eldest Daughter of the Church," even though I don't have a drop
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