A month away..

 Apparently, a month away from your friends, your routine and your home is a month that passes either extremely exciting or exhaustively boring. It depends on several parameters but i can definitely  say that company is the most important one. Even if you live in an amazing, culturally alive city. Those are the cities that demand the proper company to stroll around. There are so many beautiful cafes, too many deliciously smelling bistros and restaurants, eye-catching patisseries and so many bars where international students or local couples enjoy their drinks under the still sunny Strasbourg's sky.

If you find yourself alone in a cosmopolitan city of small population but full of great traditions and many various visitors, one thing you should do to mingle or socialize. Follow the locals, they know better and they are usually kind enough to share secret places in the city.

That's what i did during the last weeks. Following the river that runs the city is also another key-point. I managed to get lost in this small city a few times and each time i search for the river and find my way back home. Architecture and artistic expressions are more than obvious and breathtaking. Walking around or cycling allows you to enjoy each little detail in a cocktail of materials and an endless blending of rhythms.     

 You can feed yourself after hours of walking in the city at numerous places, offering a wide variety of tastes. Even if you are a vegetarian or vegan or you prefer to try different cuisines of the world you will have no troubles finding many alternatives.

 Once you feed your belly, you can visit some of the many museums in the city to feed also eyes and soul. Contemporary art, history, archaeology, beaux arts, everything is available depending on your preferences. This weekend is devoted in the European Patrimony so most of the museums and cultural spaces are free to enter. It was the first time i saw a crowd in the city. 

 A crowd is also seen in the city's most famous bakeries and the mouthwatering specialties are a good way to end a Saturday evening, don't you think so?

 The city has also many religious monuments like the Cathedral that offers panoramic view of the whole city if you have the stamina to climb up the 330 narrow stairs.  

 Bridges and flowers are another romantic feature of the Alsatian city. Wherever you look your eyes can rest. Colorful and full of life, this city urges you to take your loneliness out for a walk.

At least, i have to be ready to welcome my friends and show them my new discoveries.  

Enjoy your weekend,

A.