I’ve visited Séléstat once before this year with my sister while she was visiting from the States. This Saturday I returned with Alex – I was summoned by the Médiathèque de Séléstat (the city’s public library) to pick up a book, Le secret de Monsieur Nostoc, that Jim had ordered on our last trip and promised to pick up once the book was signed by the author.
We took our time getting to the médiathèque. There were two beautiful Romanesque churches to visit and plenty of teahouse windows to oogle at. First we went to the Eglise Sainte-Foy.
The sunshine was streaming in through the stained glass windows, casting beautiful shadows and highlighting the fine details of the architectural elements. Alex found the entry to the crypt and said, “As a historian, there is no barrier to discovering every corner of this monument.” Then she forced the wrought iron gate open and descended the staircase. I hesitated before following her. It was very small with a lovely altar depicting the crucifixion.
The Madonna and Child in the Eglise Saint-Georges reminded me of the Family Guy…they look remarkably like Stewie and Lois (click here to see) circa 13th century.
Also, I ate eisbein, drank some Muscat and had a piece of “Le Chevalier de Sainte-Foy” cake. Oh, and Alex pretended to be French, discussed politics and scored me a François Holland campaign poster for our Socialists and Socialites party this Friday.
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