Astra Hotel Garni
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Learning and Seeing European Politics
... from the inside and outside (there is even a red carpet like they have at the oscars that the members walk on for fancy occasions). We saw all the auditoriums and the huge conference room where all the members assemble, which was interesting but the tour guide was speaking German with a French accent making it impossible to understand most of what she was saying. Thankfully though, after seeing the parliament we were allowed go and explore Strassbourg France. Each time ...
Ma Francais est Tres Mal
... I can't remember a thing other than hello, good bye, and the song "voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir". After France, the rest of the weekend was spent eating at an Italian Restaurant (the owner was was excited that an American had come to his restaurant that I was served first and he brought me the food himself) and looking at an art exhibition on Sunday. After spending four and a half hours in traffic (I thought I was going to die) my Aunt and I returned home and fell ...
Oh what a night!!
... Marlin having to work later than expected so we went shopping!! We both got some killer shoes!! I had my eye on these boots and they fit but if I intended to be able to walk in them with continued circulation then I thought better to pass. Just saving money!!! We were In and out of some seriously trendy shops and more than once I had a driveby tickle from fur and feathers. Apparently they are "in". Yeah. So... Moving on Amanda found some yummy soap as well and we were ...
Another city...
... the city. there are a bunch of old narrow roads they in current times have been blocked off for driving and are only used for walking and biking. unfortuneately GPS doesn't recognize that and it tried to take us down a few of these 'roads'. we figured it out with only about a 15 minute delay in our arrival time and made it to the hotel at about midnight. the hotel is pretty amazing! each floor has ...
Another Country
... oldest civic buildings remaining in the area (dated 1598).
The afternoon was spent very happily being bussed into Alsace for a wine tasting visit to one of the local cellars. The scenery was lovely, and those colours still amaze. The wine tasting was interesting as the region considers it is a cool climate area so comparisons were in order! We enjoyed every wine we tasted - thank goodness it was too far to post back!
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