It was a week of gloomy weather and constant rain after which a Sunny Saturday was a welcome change. I hopped into my car and drove to the nearby medieval town of Colmar. It temperature was amazing at 30 degrees what more could I ask for. It’s 65 kms from Basel (Switzerland) a quick hour drive and I reached in
no time. The sky was shining which lured me to click all of what I could capture.
Colmar is the third largest commune of the Alsace region in the north-eastern France. The town is situated along the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the ‘capital of Alsatian wine’. The city is renowned for its well preserved old time, its numerous architectural landmarks and its museums. The houses are made of wood or bricks.
Without much ado I leave you with my clicks.
Nature at its best
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| On my way to Colmar |
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| The cafeterias |
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| The bylanes |
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| The church |
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| I got a couple, which one did you like |
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| The cacti |
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| Outside the museum |
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| All balconies and windows were beautiful |
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| The sound of music – the instrument is Alphorn |
Like the didgeridoo, the Indian bamboo or wooden trumpet
and the African horn, the alphorn is one of the original wooden wind instruments. The alphorn in Switzerland was first documented in the mid-16th century by natural scientist Conrad Gesner.
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| Some entertainment |
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| United we stand |
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| Yes I understood the directions |
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| Walking by the city |
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| The bylanes |
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| The sun lit sky |
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| Watching the vineyards while driving |
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| On the way |
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| The windows decorated |
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| The timber houses |
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| A larger view of the museum |
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| The museum |
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| The city side |
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| The farmers houses (wine growers) |
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| The drive |
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| The vineyards |
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| Pastures with beautiful sky over |
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| Way back home |
Information on Colmar – Wikipedia Pictures – Shweta Dave
16 Comments
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Hey,
Beautiful Clicks and goes with the blog’s name. Love Zephyr too.
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Thank you Shashank, glad you liked the pictures.
Awesome Pictures from france
Thanks Rahul.
Who said only Kashi got interesting bylanes… fabulous place! By seeing them playing Alphorns I’m sure those brats can smoke from 12 cigars at a time 😛
Absolutely Anunoy, I can roam the by lanes of any medieval place, it has a different feel to it.
Daer Me , the beautiful windows and the balconies, the bylanes and the buildings and most of all your words “well preserved old time ” Loved it 🙂
PS. I reached here while trying to post on your blog Life’s Like That … this is your another blog ?
Hey Kokila, glad you liked the pictures and write up. No its the same blog just that I have moved to my own site,
Beautiful shots…especially the flowers,cacti and the hats……a treat to the eyes..
It looks Kokila is also confused like me about whether its is the same blog or not……. 😀 ..
Yes, teething problems Mani, am happy you liked the pictures!
Beutiful pics Shweta…. Loved the drive thru vineyards….
Thank you Vidhya, am happy you liked them!
Your clicks show why France is considered as a romantic place 🙂
Absolutely Amrit, it’s truly beautiful.
Amazing pictures ! Colmar is on the top of my travel list too. It looks straight out a fairytale book. The other town that I really want to explore in Annecy, which is an hour’s drive from Geneva.
Wow. How beautiful is that!