On our way through Alsace we planned a day trip to a small town named Colmar. We took a short train ride there from Strasbourg and quickly set out to view the town. Here we walked the around and witnessed the old untouched cobble stone streets and German/French style buildings. We kept our eyes peeled for anywhere we would see the name Eberlin (as it originates from this area), but were not lucky enough. We did however see quite a few Simons! After an afternoon of walking the streets of Colmar, we boarded a train to Mulhouse where we had booked a hotel for just a stayover on our way to Paris. We arrived in Mulhouse after a short train ride and made our way down the street to our hotel. Since it was Sunday, the streets of Mulhouse were dead. There were very few stores and restaurants still open. We checked in and made our way up to our room. It resembled a hospital room, and had a bathtub instead of a shower. There was a removable shower head however, but was only 8 inches above the bathtub. We set out through the town to try and find something to eat. While walking though the town we saw a street market in the distance. We thought there way be food, so we headed in that direction. This market ended up being a peddlers market, which consisted of cheesy clothes and rip off designer shoes. We made our way through the endless street tents and masses of people, finally making it to the end. We turned the corner and headed back towards the hotel. When turning off of the market street we were unaware that someone had thrown a large firecracker on the sidewalk. Unknowingly, we walked about 3 feet away from it when went off. It scared the living daylights out of us. We finally got a bite to eat, got back to our hotel and chatted with our family online.
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