Strasbourg, etc.: Long time no post!

Hello All!!!

Before I start my blog update I just have to point out how hilarious the picture above is. I mean really France, what does this roadsign mean?

Well it has been such a long time since I last updated, Im not quite sure where to begin. Last weekend was the weekend of my 21st birthday and I had a great one! My friend Haley and I traveld to the small town of Colmar on Saturday and checked out some of the history of Alsace, and had a great lunch with some wonderful local wine. Then Saturday night a couple of my friends and I made mexican food to celebrate the soon to be birthday that was coming at midnight! On the actual night of my birthday my host family and I drank champagne and ate birthday cake! It was great listening to them singing me happy birthday in English with their wonderful french accents!

These past couple of weeks have gone by so fast and I can't believe how much time has already gone by. The weekend before last I stayed here in Strasbourg, and it was great to just have a weekend in the city wondering around the island and finding new things to see. I went to Petite France for the first time, which is a small island here in Strasbourg that has wonderful buildings and it is like walking into a French wonderland. The more I wonder around Strasbourg the more I love it! Here are some pictures from my time here on my birthday, and in Colmar!

^^The island of Petite France

^^A beautiful shot of Strasbourg, you really have to come visit for yourself!

^^The tram! AKA my new best friend during the rain

^^Ah Strasbourg, so oh French, n'est pas?

^^Haley in Colmar! (this shot was taken for her mom!)

^^Colmar! This city still has many of it's buildings from preWWII because (according to Rick Steves) they made sure not to bomb the city center because of it's known beauty and historical meaning! pretty cool?