8 excellent experiences in 8 cities
Three countries, eight cities, and one very delayed January winter break update. Hanging out with the bestie in Freiburg Does this medium-sized college town have plenty of history and southwest German charm? Yes. However, my main highlights were Indian food and grabbing drinks at a speakeasy-themed cocktail bar. From Freiburg im Breisgau, (as opposed to some Freiburg in somewhere else), Allison and I travelled to Strasbourg and Basel. Learning about art and history in Strasbourg, France. The only things I knew about Strasbourg before going were that 1) it's the seat of the European Parliament 2) it's the capital of the region formerly known as Alsace, which France and Germany traded back and forth several times in the 19th and 20th centuries. At the Alsatian Museum, which was founded in 1902 to fight Germanisation, I discovered way more about the region's distinct and rich culture through the museum's plentiful artifacts and room reconstructions. Strasbourg Museum o...