As we continue our road trip through France we spend three nights in a small apartment in Colmar. This beautiful place combines French and German cultural heritage in a glorious, rich profusion of colourful timber framed, classical and renaissance revival buildings. We begin Day 5 with a walk across the leafy Parc du Champ de Mars towards an area with buildings dating from the time Colmar was part of the German Empire (1871 - 1918). We then pass the Court of Appeal built in 1902/6. Colmar had by then been home to Alsace Lorraine`s higher courts. The railway station with its tall clock tower was built to the same architectural plans as that of Danzig (now Gdansk) in the east of the then Empire. Gdansk is now part of Poland.Alongside this building is the Chateau D`Eaux (Water Tower) built in 1886. We then plunge into the historic heart of the city winding our way through gloriously colourful, flower bedecked streets lined with timber framed buildings some of which date back to the 1300`s. It is a magical place with great ecclesiastical buildings on busy squares and quieter corners where pictured perfect canals thread their way through. It is a great place to sit a while with a cold drink and watch the busy throng go about their day while admiring a city we have been drawn back to so many times.
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