Greetings from Strasbourg

Yesterday, after renting a car and then driving to Strasbourg with three friends, I came to the hotel, took a nap and then watched the town going crazy blasting off fireworks. 

If the blasts I heard and saw last night happened anywhere in the United States, a fleet of police cars would have come to arrest and book people for an overnight jail stay. 

Strasbourg, quaint and German-like has a unique history. It's situated in Northeastern France on the border with Germany and on the banks of the Rhine River. 

It became part of France after Louis IVX's troops took it over and then became part of Germany again in 1870. Then, in 1918, it became French again, only to be taken over by Germany again in 1940. Finally, in 1944, it became part of France, a city that is still an important part France today. 

The culture here is a unique combination of German and French culture.