Off to France!

Next week, J and I are heading to France for a brief visit and I can hardly wait! He has been to France several times, for vacation and research, but I have only been to one city, Strasbourg.


This is a really interesting bit of France since it has changed hands between France and Germany several times, and the official language has changed with it.

many signs are in both French and German

As we drove across the French border back in April, I was greeted by a hummed chorus of La Marseillaise which is one of my favorite memories from when J's parents and brother visited in April. We spent several hours in Strasbourg, touring the cathedral, buying crepes, and wandering around the old town.

Strausbourg has a lot of pretty canals, like in this and the previous picture

During our next visit to France (which nicely (almost) coincides with our 6th anniversary), we're heading to Paris, Rouen, the D-Day beaches in Normandy, Le Mont St. Michel, and the Loire Valley. I'm very curious to compare our trip to our brief visit to Strasbourg -- stay tuned!