I’ve lost track of time again and it’s already been over a week since my last post. How did that happen? Well, but I got something great to make up for it. Yesterday I went to Wissembourg with a friend. Wissembourg is a small but incredibly picturesque town in France, right by the French-German border. I had been wanting to go there for a long time, but I never actually did until yesterday. Students can buy a discounted pass for public transport here, and instead of just Heidelberg, it’s valid for the entire region, including Wissembourg so the train ride there was free.
I had heard about Wissembourg from others who had recommended the trip but I had no idea just how pretty it would be. I took so many pictures I actually ran out of space on my camera and kept having to select pictures to delete so I could take more. Maybe that will make you understand why I am splitting the trip review/photos up into two parts. I don’t want to swamp you with too many pictures in one post. I’ve narrowed it down to 19 pictures and believe me, that was hard enough. I really hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed my day there. It was so lovely.
I loved all the flowers on the houses and the colorful shutters. And check out the clip on the shutter in the first picture, it’s a little person! Isn’t the detail amazing?
Look at that turret. The entire town is decorated with flowers on most houses and bridges.
We walked around the town for hours and I took nearly 400 pictures. No, that’s not a typo. Nearly four hundred.
This is a patisserie that made the most amazing pastries. (Picture of said amazing pastries will follow in part II of this post.)
Isn’t Wissembourg breathtaking? I loved it so much. It was really great to get out of town, even if it was just for a day. And I am so glad that I did this before leaving Heidelberg (in just 10 days!). It is places as beautiful as Wissembourg that really make me grateful for living in Europe. I love Europe for all its history and architecture. Yesterday’s trip made me so excited about my trip to Prague in just two weeks!
As I said, I’ve split up this post into two parts, so check back for part II of this post on Monday.
Have you ever been to a town like Wissembourg? Isn’t it an absolute gem of architecture?
Ganz tolle Fotos! Ich liebe solche kleinen Städtereisen! Demnächst werde ich nach Maastricht fahren, das soll auch eine tolle Stadt mit schönen Gebäuden sein. :)
It’s a beautiful! town. I am really glad you got to go before leaving Heidelberg for good.
Can’t wait to see the rest of the photos!
I loved all these pictures – the detail is stunning.
And if you loved this part of France, you’ll LOVE Prague. I took hundreds of pictures when we were there on our engagement weekend.. and I love all of them. :)
AMAZING photos!! I love the colours and the old Tudor style beams on the outside of all the buildings. It looks like a magical place to be :)
I hadn’t heard about Wissemborg, but it looks like a wonderful dreamy French town. It reminds me a bit of the towns I’ve been to in the Bretagne, but these were more like fortresses and didn’t look as romantic…
Ooo I want to go there next! Strasbourg was such a dream as well as Paris. I told my husband I want to move to France, he isn’t totally against the idea!! Gorgeous photos. I had to fight with my lil ones the whole time, I’d love to venture France with my camera one day. I am planning another trip to Paris with my daughter soon, so it most certainly will not be then!!! Again, thanks for sharing the lovely photos! Can not wait to see the pastries inside the patisserie in the next post!
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