13 May: Munich to Strasbourg

Up at 5, breakfast, and into the taxi ordered for 6 am. All went well until the driver tried to take a shortcut. We got caught for 10 or 15 minutes in a narrow alley behind a not-moving rubbish truck. 😡 We got to the train with only a few minutes to spare, lugged bags up the stairs, and found our seats occupied already. 😟 It turned out that our travel agent had made seat reservations (a must on this train) for Sunday, not for the Monday I had booked!! 😡😡 I managed to track down the train “chef” and explained. He was great, directed me to a couple of unreserved seats. Three hours later we made it to Strasbourg France. Whew!!😀

We stayed in an apartment right in the centre of town, and after a light 3 course (“Plat du Jour”) for 17 euro at a local restaurant - and a divine espresso - we went down to the river, and caught an hour-long Batorama cruise around the inner city. Great fun!

A strange mixed day, with a stressful morning, but a much better afternoon.

Tomorrow am, the first of two reasons we came to Strasbourg - Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the great gothic cathedrals.Read more