http://worldtothewise.net Home of the Culturally Curious Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:03:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://worldtothewise.net/2009/03/31/the-allure-of-alsace-2/ http://worldtothewise.net/2009/03/31/the-allure-of-alsace-2/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:54:00 +0000 admin http://worldtothewise.net/http:/worldtothewise.net/culturaltours
If you’re considering joining us for the inaugural World to the Wise Cultural Tour, here’s something else to tempt you: step for a day into the magical microworld of Alsace, the region in the northeast corner of France which has gone back and forth between Germany and France for generations.

Alsace is a region like no other: although it is part of France and everyone speaks French, the German influence is everywhere — including the storybook architecture seen in this photo. And even though all Alsatians are French, they have managed to preserve their own language over the years, which actually resembles Swiss German as much as anything.

The largest city in Alsace is Strasbourg, dubbed the Crossroads of Europe. This gem of a city is indeed of crossroads of diplomatic, high-tech, educational and religious communities: it is the seat of the European Parliament, the University of Strasbourg, and, as far as France is concerned, a rare coexistence of the Catholic and Protestant traditions.

And we won’t set foot in Alsace without sampling the famous tarte flambée (flammekueche in Alsatian) — a delicious, thin-crusted pizza with crème fraîche, bacon and onions, baked in a wood-burning oven.

Care to join us? Visit www.worldtothewise.net to find out more!

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