Strasbourg and Riquewihr

Our first all day excursion was to Strasbourg in Alsace. The bus dropped us off at quite some distance from the heart of the town, and as a result, we ended up getting back to the bus late that afternoon, causing us to miss the scheduled excursion to Kaysersberg later in the day. But we enjoyed our visit to the cathedral in Strasbourg which houses the astronomical clock that was built nearly 800 years ago and still operates today. We walked to Petite France which is an extraordinarily picturesque section of Strasbourg and then proceeded to get lost (hence, the late arrival at the bus). We drove to Riquewihr which is located in the center of wine country in the Vosges Mountains. It is famous for its white wines and the town is surrounded by tiers of vineyards. The town is walled and has almost exclusively pedestrian traffic. We arrived back at La Malgrange around 6 in time for a party at the school. One of the more interesting activities involved a sing off between the American students and their French counterparts of their respective national anthems. The French won.