Alsace continued

These were placed high on a tower, near the vats of boiling oil.

 

 

View from a turret.

 

 

The village of Kintzheim.

 

 

Outside view

 

 

Hard to scale these ramparts

 

 

Back down to where the commoners live.

 

 

This pic and the too many that follow are from the village of Riquewihr - our favorite village in Alsace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This gate tower was built in the 12th century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This gate was lowered to keep the riff-raff out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sign tells you that truffles are served

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this floats your boat, see more of Riquewihr

 

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