3/46.- Alsace, Hunspach, window panes

The dialect spoken in Alsace is a surprising mixture of German and French, difficult to undertand for outsiders. In Hunspach, messages from the local government are still conveyed to the population by a town crier on his bike, armed with a bell, in the local parlance. The villagers of Hunspach take pride in decorating their houses with geraniums and other red flowers. This picture shows a window with bulbous, hand-blown window panes.

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