Colmar

Colmar, France, which is about an hour by car or train from where we live, is situated along the Alsatian wine route. It is the city of Frederic Bartholdi (1834 - 1904) who designed the Statue of Liberty, and there are many fine museums and places of interest.
In another post I'll do the beautiful buildings justice. In the meantime, here are some of the other sights.

A hat shop

Street entertainment

Typical cafe square

Franck Ebstein is one of my favorite stores there, well stocked with pottery and linens in the floral style typical of Alsace, and here are a couple of purchases: