ein Teil aus Frankreich

Adam and i had talked about going to Straßbourg for a while now. all we needed was three other people to split the cost of a Baden-Württemburg ticket. well, five people turned into twenty-five, and so we created another große Exkursion like Oktoberfest. the weather was gray and we got a tiny bit of rain at the end, aber alles gut. viel Laufen auch. we took the train to Kehl and then walked into France.

this was one of those instances where the groups mixed together and i never really know who to hang out with. the Startkurs (mainly from Fichtenweg) made a distinct mob and there was my Mitbewohner, his girlfriend, two more aus Frankreich and Violet. the later broke off pretty early natürlich, weil sie nämlich aus Frankreich kommen, und danach gibt es nur Elisée, der nicht in dem Startkurs war. ja ja, das ist ein bißchen mehr als notwendig, aber ich hatte Sprechen auf Deutsch angefangen. entschuldigung. i told you, these things usually aren't important anyway.

[französches Putz-Modewarengeschäft]

France is always beautiful. i was pretty much in straight up tourist mode. Elisée laughed at me taking pictures of everyday französche things. seriously though, EVERYthing is beautiful in France. there is a nice quaint and personal mood ingrained in subtle details. and of course, i love details and subtleties. call me a cheater, but at least i had someone for Erklären. insert interludes with comical Bier posters and honey bread with Kaffee.

[la Cathédrale]

after das Münster, we decided the group was too much and planned a meeting point for later. all was very confusing with managing tickets and what not. oh well, das ist vorbei. Straßbourg has several art museums and i'm not entirely sure which one i was at, but there were a couple works that i recognized from my textbooks. it is always amazing to see works in person. no print can capture the real thing.

[Musée des Beaux-Arts]

i also enjoyed having a fast lens. i would have gotten no photos from the museum without it. even then, most were still too blurry to be worth much, so i made compositions with the environment instead of actual works. check out the album, though. i managed to get the details in a ridiculously small set of paintings (part in why i took the photos). it was fun to look at the layout of everything after taking ART4000. i also noticed discrepancies in the lighting on some of the sculptures. shame. though i feel a bit smarter.