French breakfasts are the best thing ever: fresh baked baguette with nutella or jam and delicious, fresh coffee. It's not what I typically have, but I'm on vacation! Over breakfast, I talked with Adrien, Oriane's younger brother, who will be studying in the USA next year. After getting ready for the day, Mrs. Kopp and I waked the dog, then went to the grocery store, where she brought vegetarian steaks for me and fig jam (we don't have that in Ohio, and she noticed how much I liked it... did I mention the Kopps are super nice?!).
After lunch, we hung around watching TV for a bit. Around 2 in the afternoon, we drove to Pont de Deux Rives, which is a bridge that spans the river Rhine.
This is a picture of me, Eloise (Oriane's younger sister), and Mrs. Kopp on the bridge in between France and Germany:
That's right: I've been to Germany!... and walked around in it for a grand total of 15 minutes before heading back to the French side. What can I say? I'm biased.
After that, we went shopping for a bit in some smaller Alsace towns. I adore this part of the country! It's a mixture of French and German architecture and food, and all of the houses are super fun colors. The countryside we went driving though is absolutely beautiful as well.
In the evening, Oriane, Adiren, his girlfriend, and myself all went to an awesome Japanese restaurant. This place has a giant conveyor belt of food snaking through the entire room, and you grab whatever dish looks appetizing off of it. Each color plate is a different price, and that's how they figure out your bill. It was absolutely delicious!!!
Afterwards, we went and had cocktails, which were strong and delicious. It was another wonderful day on vacation, for sure. Tomorrow is my last day in Strasbourg, and Oriane and I are planning on visiting the Orangerie, because everything in France is closed on Sundays except the parks. I will let you know how that goes.
Finishing note: Here are some pictures that Oriane took of me yesterday to prove that I was "actually there".
Here is the top of the cathedral:
Here is what Petite France looks like:
More on my final day of vacation tomorrow!
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