There, we learned that Salins-les-Bains had once been an area that was covered by sea, very very long ago. Once the locals discovered that there had been salt deposits underneath their town, they decided to dedicate their resources to create salt mines, which drastically boosted their economy. In fact, there was a time when salt was used as currency, since it was one of the only forms of preservation available before refrigerators were invented. The historic saltworks of Salins les Bains has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Next, we headed to Abois where we were all ecstatic to find out that we would be staying at a nice HOTEL!!! After being in the hostel for so long, we felt like we were being pampered in every way.
Here is a picture of the view outside my hotel room! The town was just so stunning.
Abois is the hometown of Louis Pasteur, who was a famous French chemist during the 1800s. He found the first vaccinations for rabies and anthrax as well as reduced the mortality for puerperal fever. He is famous for his theories of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination in a process called pasteurization. He's known as the father of microbiology and also generated many principles regarding microbial fermentation. He also made significant discoveries for chemistry, most notably on the molecular level for the asymmetry of certain crystals and racemization. As if this weren't enough, Pasteur was also a fantastic artist as kid. His drawings are in the pictures that follow.
- Victoria Lee
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