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A day in Colmar and Strasbourg

My visit to Strasbourg and Colmar in France was a side trip of my Switzerland tour. My friend Norie and I took the first trip to Strasbourg by train from Basel SBB station. Since the train will pass by Colmar first, we decided to stop there and explore it for half day.  From Gare De Colmar Railway station, we walked to  Place dela Cathedral , the center of Colmar town. We easily found the  St. Martin Eglise Cathedral,  a Roman Catholic church of Gothic style and one of the main landmarks in Colmar. The old church has an amazing architecture. The church is surrounded by cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, hotels and the town's colorful houses.  Wandering the streets of this old town and seeing the colorful French villages was one of the best things to do here. We reached  Little Venice,  one of the nicest place to visit in Colmar. The colorful houses of this neighborhood are lined at both sides of th...