Grand Hotel Strasbourg

... so the combined train fare wasn't so astonishing.<br><br>I arrived in Strasbourg a few minutes before my brother's train so I went there to meet him. He was already there, looking around lost and confused. He spotted me and came over excitedly, and then spotted Lincoln. He made such a big scene over seeing my dog that some girls nearby laughed. He told me he had really hoped I would bring Lincoln. Of course Lincoln comes everywhere with me now!<br><br>We ...

... the ambience of the town is a site in itself. We walked from our hotel near the train station and crossed a bridge over a branch of L&#8217;Ill River, which surrounds the historical center of Strasbourg. We checked out some stained glass in St. Pierre&#8217;s, we went into a Virgin Records (an interesting experience in another country), we walked through Place Kleber, and we eventually found our way to Place Gutenberg. Gutenberg moved to and lived ...

Hablar de Estrasburgo es hablar de la Gran Isla en la que se asienta su centro histórico, abrazada por el rio Ill, afluente del Rhin. Es uno de los cascos medievales mejor conservados de Europa y su catedral es una de las mas altas del mundo. La recorrimos en barco por sus canales y paseamos por el barrio de la Petite France, el mas pinturesco de Estrasburgo y el que tiene mas canales.

... tarte flambée contains only bacon and onions. We decided to take it to the next level where they also add cheese as a topping. It was delicious! We completed our meal with French beer, Kronenbourg, which is everywhere here (though I have drank it in Canada as well). After lunch we started our second audio tour but were tired of walking long before it was completed. We had visited many important buildings outside of the ...

... vehicle" carrying boat so the bus pulled right up and came with us. Meersburg was nice too. Has anyone else seen the ice cream cone called the Rambo? It's about 10 inches tall. That's a BIG CONE!<br><br>The GYC had their first formal performance tonight along with a youth group from Germany. The kids really have fun together. The GYC kids sang, then the German youth group danced. I will post video another day (along with pictures). Someone ...

We caught the wrong train and wound up in Gengenbach. While we were waiting for a train back we met a lady who told us the town had a beautiful old-town section. So we went discovering again. After a good look around we stopped at a pub while we were waiting for the next train and got talking to the owner. Turns out he'd been to Australia on holiday, so we had a good time talking to him until it was time to go.

... We walked back all the way down Schwarzwaldstrasse, so I saw the apartment again on the way out. It was really amazing for me! So now we are in Strasbourg, we got here yesterday morning. The hostel had no rooms so we settled for a cheap hotel (which was very very nice, we were spoiled!) but for tonight and tomorrow we got a room at the hostel, which we just checked in to. We paid for a dorm room at a very cheap rate, but it looks like our "dorm" has only three beds and nobody ...

... eastern France. Cycling the "Route des Vins" takes you through the scenic, hillside vineyards and flowery little villages that dot this picturesque landscape. All in all, combining the region, the wine, and the cycling, you'll get one of the most amazing and sensory experiences you could dream of! Throughout history, the Alsace has been fought over time and time again by France and Germany , and has traded hands too many times to count. As a result, the ...

... a canal in the sun doesn't necessarily suck :) All in all Strasbourg is lovely. I am missing the sunny weather of Italy and Greece though. Not so much when it's cloudy, because then it's nice to walk around and not be swelteringly hot, but when it rains that's no fun, and so far it's rained a lot since I left Greece. I need to go south again. Ah well, I've got a bit more time in the north and Paris, and then I start heading south.

We got up early (I woke at 7:30) and had breakfast, then off to Strasbourg with Denise. Daniel doesn't like cities so we went when he had to work. Our first stop was Haguenau, to visit Daniel's library. It is in the Lycée Professionel et Centre Formaçion d'apprenti André Siegfried. It is a professional school (secretaries, bakers, butchers, etc.) It is very nice, lots of natural light and plants (some were huge!). He has a lot ...