September 6th: Dimanche en famille

On the first Sunday with our host families, they are supposed to spend the day with us, choosing something to do. Whether it's showing us around somewhere or traveling nearby or a meal together. My host mom, or Madame as I call her, took me, John along with two of her friends and their host kids in my program on a tour of Strasbourg. From her apartment she lives about a 6 minute walk from the centre ville (downtown) of Strasbourg. We walked along the river, which runs through the city, to La Petite France, the oldest section of the city. It dates from the 14th century. Everything is in typical Alsacian architecture. Alsace is the region of France I am living in, which is actually different from French culture because it was a region passed off between Germany and France and even has its own language. It was a beautiful day and they pointed out parts of the city in French, ahh love it, and then stopped at the best ice cream place in Strasbourg, they said. Mmmm it was good. We then headed back to the famous Strasbourg Cathedral. It really is amazing.