As you can see, the big signs over the doors were written in French and we were in France. However I saw a girl in a happi coat, a kind of Japanese costumes, on the street!It's like that there was some kind of event.

Maison Kammerzell
Is one of the most typical architectures in Alsace dating from the Renaissance, between 14th and 16th century. Currently a popular restaurant and it's a famous hotel, too.

I like to visit a bookstore abroad! It is very interesting to see how Japanese comics are translated in another language.

It's time for roast chestnuts! I heard that roast chestnuts was something that seemed familiar to local pepole. You can buy stove roasted chestnuts on the streets. The roasted chestnuts smelled good and it tasted a bit similar to stone-roasted sweet potato. The little bag of hot chestnuts was pleasurable to hold before eating them. It's great on cold winter days.

By the way, when I saw the signs for toilet at the art museum, I really felt that I was in France. The signs for toilet in Germany were Herren/Manner(gentleman) and Damen/Frauen(Lady), the signs for toilet in France were Hommes/Messeieurs(gentleman) and Dames/Femmes(Lady). It was only in the last few days I got used to be the German signs, I'm confused to see the French signs!

I returned to Baden-Baden and I went out for a Chinese meal for dinner once again. There were many Chinese restaurants in Baden-Baden. I wonder why?

A great way to relax after a full-day sightseeing is to take a hot spring! After having dinner, I went to the Caracalla Therme once again. It was after dark in December and it was very cold, so there were lots of steam coming off a hot outdoor pools. However the outdoor pools were illuminated and it created a fantastic atmosphere. It was really a good experience and I highly recommend.

Today's second beer was "ULMER EXPORT". Probably it's a local brew beer of Ulm, which is one of the cities in Baden-Wuerttemberg, like Baden-Baden.