Hotel Restaurant Cheval Blanc
Travel Blogs from Niedersteinbach
Learning and Seeing European Politics
... liked the gothic architecture. Nobody was talking and all the candles were lighted so you felt as if you were in another world. I went into the church alone because all of my classmates have grown up around beautiful churches and are not the least bit interested in them (which I find a bit sad). After the church, I explored the streets with my friends Leo and Fulya and we sipped our hot drinks and ate our croissants which is always a pretty good way to spend your time in ...
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!!
... not. Apparently there is something new because I broke out into full blown mini hives all over and it was amanda saving the day with allergy Meds. We finally went to bed at 2am. Marlin got up and went to work and Amanda and I got up at 9 and went to breakfast. We are now ready to head to the streets and see some more France! Oh and find a pharmacy! Holy moly!!! Amanda and I had a successful morning. We found a pharmacy right outside the hotel and I was lucky enough that ...
Another city...
we are in strasbourg! we took the train back to mulhouse from paris and then drove about an hour to strasbourg. it was dark but we could see the lights of castels in the mountains and lite up steeples in the small villzges scattering the countyside. from what we've seen from our small walk last night and the hotel windows the city is beautiful. we will do some major exploring today. it was a struggle last ...
Another Country
... yes you've guessed it - cathedral. We had certainly got to the NABC stage (not another bloody cathedral / castle - both fit) but this one was the highlight. When it was built it was the highest building in Europe and retained this title for centuries until modern technology made inroads into possibilities of height! Again the lovely sandstone and it was just awe inspiring to follow the spires up and up and up! The external ...