Colmar

I accompanied Dad down to Colmar in Alsace where he spent some time catching up with old friends from when he and Mum lived there 30 odd years ago. As usual, he availed himself to Carol’s delightful and very much appreciated hospitality in her lovely, traditional home on the canal in the Petite Venise area of town.

As usual, Dad was overwhelmed with the attention lavished on him by Mimi and Jacques Lesage. They lunched often with various friends in the uber-picturesque Alsatian villages on the foothills of the Vosges. They were almost able to visit his old apartment chez Schwindenhammer in Zellenberg, discovering that young Sebastian retains the same dearth of charm that he displayed as a child.

 On our way down to Colmar to retrieve Dad 10 days later we passed by Sarrebourg which has a very particular chapel as it features a gigantic (12m x 8m) stained glass window design by Marc Chagall. We had tried to see this several times before, but it had always been closed. It was worth  the wait.

Whilst the weather was cold and damp, the hospitality of Dad’s friends was just the opposite. Each day we had a long, amusing and filling lunch with different friends. Baeckeoffe is an extremely popular dish in Alsace. 

  

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