May 6, in Colmar, in the Alsace region, for a couple of days. It’s just south of Strasbourg, which shares the Rhine river with Germany. Colmar is a very interesting town architecturally, has a very well preserved ‘old town’ and a multitude of half timber buildings which have survived several centuries. As a point of interest, it’s the birth place of sculptor Frederick Bartholdi, the man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Our hotel was a former middle-class residence dating back to 1609, and is now a historical monument.