Friday, after going to the doctor, Jill and I went to meet with the other Americans in the program. We had an excursion planned to visit other parts of Alsace.
The first place we went to was the church of Ebermunster, the only church in Alsace to be built in the baroque style. It was really beautiful!
Then we went to Colmar, where we visited the Unterlinden museum, which is known for Le Retable d'Issenheim (I didn't know what that was until I got there)
After the museum, we had time to explore Colmar. It was a magnificent day so I was more than happy to walk around the town. Here are pictures:
After Colmar, we all loaded back into the bus and drove until we got to Lapoutroie, a small village with a big secret: the museum of Alcohol. The musee des eaux-de-vie was amazing.
The owner took us on a guided tour and explained to us how to make alcohol and shared a lot about the history of several alcohols. It was amazing. My favorite part was the end, where we got free sample's of the museum's own alcohols. I had a few samples and got tipsy. It was great. I even bought stuff! Before we left, we got a group picture.
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| Look at my sassy pose. The directors wouldn't let me stand behind anyone to hide my sling. |
After the wonderful world of alcohol, we went to Munster, France. The place where the cheese is made. Alcohol AND cheese?? In one day?! Paradise! Upon my arrival in Munster, I was determined to find the delightful cheese and buy some, but I couldn't find any and most places were closing since it was getting closer to evening. We went to a restaurant called l'agneau d'or where we had a wonderful dinner and I continued to drink white wine with appetizers and red wine with the main course.
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| Appetizer: foie gras on toasted baguette with seasoning |
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| Entree: Munster cheese profiteroles with spring salad |
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| After a strong cheese, we got a palette cleanser of homemade violet sorbet before the main course |
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| Plat principal: rooster with mushrooms, spring vegetables, and a potato delicious-thing |
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| Dessert: homemade cookie-type thing with rhubarb sorbet, a creme-type thing and strawberries. It was so good. |
After dessert, we had coffee and then headed back to Strasbourg. It was such a delicious dinner. I love France.
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| Jill and I soo happy during such a good meal |
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