This morning we are heading to the Christmas market in Strasbourg, France. Forecast is for rain and wind. I hope that the weather won't be as bad as it sounds from the forecast!
The weather forecast was amazingly accurate, wind, rain, chill air and huge crowds. If shuffling your feet to walk amid hordes of people is your thing, this was great. I must go back someday when the sun is shining and the crowds are gone. We did have a nice lunch. I had the potatoes with melted Muenster cheese überbacken and a salad. The potatoes were reminiscent of Swiss raclette. Jim and Melody had the quiche with salmon and goat cheese (also yummy). We visited the cathedral, but it was so crowded and noisy with low voices and shuffling feet, it was hard to enjoy. Also, the lack of sunshine meant the beautiful stained glass windows weren't nearly as impressive as they should have been. In the markets, I bought only a Christmas ornament: a tin Santa riding in an airplane, some scented soaps and the surprise of the day: Canadian maple syrup crystals, suitable for spooning over oatmeal or in your coffee, plus a bag of maple syrup cookies that I will have to ration to keep myself from scarfing down the whole bag at once. We found these in a small market dedicated to Quebec with products from Canada, including smoked salmon, Canadian beer, and Inuit carvings.
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