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Just like the Germans, the people in this Germanic section of France are very into Christmas. The entire city had garlands stretched across the road, often with fancy lights and chandeliers.

Day Eight (December 30)

May 18th 2006
My original plan for December 30 was to get up early and go to Colmar if we hadn’t been able to get there the day before. Otherwise, I would have spent the morning in Strasbourg’s Christmas Market and showing Gen, Tyler and Grandma Phoebe the world-renowned mechanical clock inside the Cathedral. After that I had hoped to get on the road by early afternoon and perhaps take a detour by way of ... read more

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