Easter Weekend in Strasbourg, France

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This weekend I had the most incredible weekend in Strasbourg! It was nice to get away for a weekend and still stay in France, and since we had a 3-day weekend for Easter, Strasbourg was the perfect destination! We flew out of Nantes on Friday night and arrived in Strasbourg an hour and a half later. 


Strasbourg from above

After checking into our adorably chic Airbnb, we ate dinner in an authentic Alscacian restaurant. I got a delicious pork dish cooked in Munster cheese and potatoes. 



On Saturday we walked around and explored the city! It is so cute and seems almost medieval. We got to enjoy the nice weather and sunny skies (all I needed was my jean jacket!) Spring has definitely sprung in France! 




After walking around the streets, the river, an adorable Easter carnival and some cute neighborhoods we got lunch and did some shopping. After resting a bit we went out to dinner for fondue. On Friday in French class we presented on different food specialties and as the group on cheese presented fondue recipes me and Hannah immediately whipped our heads towards one another from across the room to give a look that meant nothing other than “we are getting fondue this weekend like our lives depend on it.” Et voila!



Sunday was definitely my favorite day in Strasbourg. We were awoken by tons of bells from the Cathedrale- the French Easter tradition. The French say that the church bells go to Rome and when they come back they sprinkle chocolate in the jardins and ring joyously on Easter morning! Me and Brigit bought chocolate eggs which we hid all over our Airbnb for an chasse aux oeufs (egg hunt). After breakfast we rented bikes and rode to Germany. Yes, we rode our bikes from France to Germany! 

France on the right, Germany on the left!
Strasbourg is right on the border so it was easy and a fun way to explore the German culture, even if it was just for a few hours. We stumbled upon an Easter market in the town of Kehl where we got street food for lunch and enjoyed browsing the different vendors. 

Enjoying our Easter lunch in Germany
We half-expected the vendors to speak French since we were just over the border but they didn’t (they also didn’t speak English!) Ordering our lunch involved a lot of pointing and holding up fingers. We got delicious sausages with mustard and yummy baked cinnamon sugar dough for dessert. On Sunday night we cooked a big dinner. Monday we slept in and walked around more and checked out the souvenir shops and sat in a café before we had to check out of our Airbnb. Our flight was delayed by about two hours, which was a bummer, but allowed me to get done some of the homework that I’d avoided this weekend. When we finally got back to Nantes my host dad picked me up from the airport, which was so nice since the airport is just outside of Nantes. I’m so grateful that he helped me avoid a shuttle ride and two tram rides late at night. It was also nice to come home to a delicious dinner and some Easter chocolate! 
I can’t believe it’s only a week and a half until I will be in Italy! This semester has gone by far too quickly!

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