After waking up and having breakfast, Lorenzo took Marguerite and I (and Pandora, that dog goes wherever Lorenzo goes) to France. Chris had a study group for one of her university classes so she could not join us. Lorenzo first took us to the point where Switzerland, Germany, and France all intersect. We didn’t stand at the actual point because the actual point is in the middle of the Rhein, but we went to the monument which is as good as we could get. Lorenzo let Pandora off the leash, and she scared an old woman half to death. Lorenzo apologized, but the old woman was not having it. We then got back in the car and drove to Colmar, France.
In Colmar we walked around and saw the very storybook-style setting with colorful plaster buildings and a nice canal. I think Colmar might have been my favorite town that we visited. It was super crowded, but the houses looked so quaint and almost medieval. Also I absolutely loved all of the color. We had a little coffee and traditional Colmar tarte flambée (which was kind of like a thin crust pizza). We walked around for awhile longer before getting back in the car to drive to the Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle. The castle was built in the 12th century but was renovated at the turn of the twentieth century, after having been abandoned and destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War. When we got there, we figured out that dogs were not allowed in so Marguerite and I bought tickets and walked around the castle while Lorenzo stayed outside with Pandora. The view from the castle was absolutely magnificent. You could see for miles and mile.
After we had walked around the castle for about an hour, we drove back into Basel. There we met Rob Watts (another former counselor) and his girlfriend and Chris at a restaurant. It was nice to see and catch up with them after three years. After chatting with them for a while, we went back home and had stir fry spring rolls for dinner. After dinner we watched Mamma Mia and we all sang along, Lorenzo included. Then we went to bed.
CHASING BIG DREAMS 