Romantik Hotel Der Kleine Prinz Baden-Baden

... 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 ...

Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise<br>Optional Tour: Haute Königsburg<br><br>"See Strasbourg the way it has been seen through the centuries&#8212;on a canal cruise. In addition to viewing the town's covered bridges, medieval watchtowers and modern building that houses the European Parliament, you will see "Petite France," a picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairy tale"<br><br>(To be continued)<br>

... Strasbourg when he invented the printing press around 1440, and this invention led to the Gutenberg Bible, which is one of the first books ever printed.<br><br>The famous cathedral in Strasbourg is massive and impressive for its size alone. Add in the fact that it survived so many wars, and its pinkish façade seems even more impressive. We walked around inside and out and saw the enormous astronomical clock that was built in the 1500s while chomping ...

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.

... hotel is a big picture of the little prince AND apparently the rooms are decorated after different themes from the book. I didn't get to go in but someday I will definitely stay there. <br>I also saw my first movie in a German theatre which was really cool...I saw Up, I liked it but obviously didn't understand much. Anyway, I definitely recommend it...even just for a few hours!

Last leg of the European jaunt and we've decided to try out the Black Forest...the bad weather was the final nail in the coffin and after 3 days of dripping foggy weather, we decided to jack in the caravan and head to Octoberfest, but more of that later.<br><br>So a quick trip to a 500 yr old stud farm started by King Wilhelm the 1st, where they breed beautiful Black Forest horses and Arabs then, Baden Baden to take in the sights of this thermal spa town and ...

I had planned to visit Strasbourg on three separate dates in the past, all with the same friend. Each time we had to postpone it for one reason or another. Today our plan finally came together. We got in a car with our men and drove out to Strasbourg. My friend is even more organized than me and had everyone download audio guides from Zevisit in our own native language beforehand. Once we got to the city we started our audio tour in ...

... a lack of a better description, and because they have such dense boughs, they shield the forest floor from sunlight therefore making it very dark. Thus The Black Forest receives its name. Pictures, at this point, couldn't possibly do it justice as I try to catch the expanse of these ranges in a small camera frame. We stopped to have lunch in Baden-Baden which sounds redundant but means baths in German. This city is known for its healing waters at two beautiful bath houses. After passing ...

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.

... guided walking tour of the small town that sits below the castle. It's a cute little town, at least 1000 years old, with typical-looking German houses and just enough interest to start the day off nicely without taking too much time. Meeting friends Our destination was Baden-Baden, where there are many mineral baths and lots of German sauna/steam room complexes. When we arrived at the tourist information office in Baden-Baden we were ...