Adventures in Alsace: Doors and Dresses

Since I have little else to blog about, except being sick (and who wants to hear about that?), I'll continue on with my jaunt in Strasbourg. You may remember my previous installment, in which I ate a lot and blew a tire on M's car. Good times. Anyhoo, I took a ton of photos so we'll have a peek at some doors and dresses I saw.

I love doors. I don't know why, but I find them fascinating. Some doors are works of art all on their own and make me wonder about the craftsmen who made them and what mysteries might lie behind them. I think doors are often overlooked as a merely a means to get somewhere, but we should remember that they can be a reflection of the home you'll find behind them.

This one isn't spectacular, but I liked it for the details. A lot of work went into making this door.


Now this is an impressive door. Look at the metal work on it. And I love that it's red. It's one of the 3 front entry doors to the cathedral. I could just stare at it for hours thinking about the hundreds of thousands of people who have passed through it over the centuries.


This isn't a door per se, but still an entry way and I really liked it. Don't you want to go discover things behind it?


These are the blue doors that I knew to look for when I was looking for Crep Mili. They lead to a private courtyard for those hodge podge buildings you see in the background.



This door is fantastic. And so very blue. Take a good look at it before scrolling down to the next photo.




This is A next to that door. See how HUGE it is?



Now onto the dresses! There was many, many wedding shops in Strasbourg. Several of them featured, interesting gowns. I wish I had more photos, but I got bad reflections off the glass. Here are a few though.

I actually think this one is stunning. Look at the collar!


Oh, I loved this one too. Black? On a wedding dress? Absolument! Feathers? Oui! Corset top? Magnifique!

I'm not sure what's going on in the dress on the far right, but I had to take a picture! I'm sure it's just sort of an avant garde work of art (and it is a work of art) because if it's a real wedding dress, well, let's just say the guest would see more of the bride than they bargained for. ;)


The next time I have nothing to blog about (probably soon) I'll blog some photos of the buildings in Strasbourg. The architecture there is gorgeous.