Alsace in a window

It is quite unusual to see a whole region in a shop window. We found it in Eguisheim in August.

Storks are part of the region and you see them flying above your heads in lots of places nowadays. You also find them in shops, small and big. They are everywhere on postcards, to put on shelves, and even as soft toys which sometimes you can put on your head ! (Don't forget storks bring babies in Alsace.)

There are two other birds to remember : the goose to make foie gras and the rooster cooked in Alsatian wine.

Of couse, you cook in pottery made in Alsace. Tins, dishes, terrines are red, blue, or even green or yellow with nearly always the same traditional patterns.

If you eat, you must drink. So you need the typical glasses with a green stem.

And you shouldn't forget the shape of Christmas biscuits by looking at hearts and small characters.

In the end, Alsace wouldn't be Alsace without the traditional costume, the one for women with the big headdress.

I wish I would find the same shop window but for Lorraine. This is such a good idea and people stop in front of it and comment what they see "Look, the storks, the costumes, ..." Here they would say "Look, bergamotes, place Stanislas, ..." All the information about a region in a small space.