Today was a long travelling day. We had to get from Colmar, back to Strasbourg, then to Frankfurt and finally to Oslo. Talk about a planes, trains and automobiles day - plus a bus!! On the way to Strasbourg we decided to stop at Chateau Haut Koenigsbourg, a medieval castle dating back to the mid 1100s. It passed through many hands and ended up not much more than a collection of ruins until it fell into the hands of the German emperor, Wilhelm II in 1899. Wilhelm was determined to restore the castle to its former glory and hired Bodo Ebhardt, an expert in castle restorations. The work was completed in only 8 years from 1900 to 1908. It is a most impressive structure in itself, but also the furnishings and displays add to the authenticity.
Once we dropped the car off in Strasbourg, we had the adventure of figuring out the train system for how to get to the bus station where we were to catch our bus to Frankfurt. We were flying Lufthansa which has no flight between the two cities, so includes in your ticket a bus ride between them. We arrived at the main train station in Strasbourg and with the help of a most kind young man who led us all through the station to the tram lines, found the tram to take us to where we thought the bus station was. Fortunately we realized before we caught the tram, that the bus pickup was actually right near the train station. Unfortunately this was AFTER we had bought the tram tickets!
By this time we were feeling in need of some sustenance, so stopped for lunch at a cafe in the train station. Pam and I sussed out the location of the bus stop and we settled in for the wait for the bus. A two hour ride on a very comfortable bus brought us to the Frankfurt airport where we cooled our heels and had a bite to eat until our flight to Oslo.
A smooth flight and we landed in Oslo not long before midnight. A short walk from the airport to the Radisson hotel and four tired puppies hit the hay.