{"id":580,"date":"2007-07-15T14:11:50","date_gmt":"2007-07-15T14:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215b\/2007\/07\/15\/colmar-harrison-ford-and-me\/"},"modified":"2007-07-15T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2007-07-15T14:11:50","slug":"colmar-harrison-ford-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215b\/2007\/07\/15\/colmar-harrison-ford-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Colmar, Harrison Ford, and me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned <a href = \"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/swath\/2007\/07\/15\/my_new_musical_theory_in_progress.html\"><b>a little earlier today,<\/b><\/a> we&#8217;ve driven from Switzerland and the snow to sweltering France. Crossing over (with less than a wave from the border guards) we were struck by how much the countryside in this part of France looks like good ole Northern California.<br \/>\nFor the last two nights we&#8217;ve been staying in Colmar &#8212; a lovely Alsacean city ribboned with canals. Here&#8217;s an entirely color-inaccurate shot of the &#8220;Little Venice&#8221; part of town:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Colmar_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Colmar_CV.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Colmar!<\/b><br \/>\nAs also mentioned earlier today, Colmar is the proud birthplace of Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty. Three years ago, they produced a replica that happens to be a short stroll from our hotel.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lady_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Lady_CV.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Mini-Lady Liberty directing traffic.<\/b><br \/>\nAfter a day of canal rides, street wandering, and excellent, heart-imploding food (everyone tried the escargot, including the kids &#8212; if you haven&#8217;t had &#8217;em, they&#8217;re basically a butter\/garlic delivery system, a.k.a.: yum) we escaped the brutal heat by checking out Colmar&#8217;s Museum of Toys.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d always heard that celebrities were much more accommodating when you run into them abroad, and that was exactly what we found with Harrison Ford, who&#8217;s so incredibly nice, he&#8217;s apparently agreed to carry a name card with him at all times.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harrison_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Harrison_CV.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Harrison Ford: nice guy.<\/b><br \/>\nIt was a fantastic museum, and I&#8217;m not just talking about the air conditioning, although let me just say: Wow. That was some well-conditioned air.<br \/>\nA few other highlights&#8230;.<br \/>\nThis monkey broke our heart:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monkey_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Monkey_CV.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"394\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Sad monkey.<\/b><br \/>\nThese fellows didn&#8217;t actually know how to play their instruments, but they more than made up for it with attitude:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rock%20and%20Roll%20Animals_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Animals_CV.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Rock and roll animals.<\/b><br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ll be having nightmares about this guy for the rest of my life:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sweet%20Ride_CV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215a\/Sweet%20Ride_CV.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<b>What is this creature and why does it haunt my dreams?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned a little earlier today, we&#8217;ve driven from Switzerland and the snow to sweltering France. Crossing over (with less than a wave from the border guards) we were struck by how much the countryside in this part of France looks like good ole Northern California. 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