1. Strasbourg: arrival

My first afternoon/evening in Strasbourg. I wandered around for 3 hours, and then limped my way back to the hostel.
My first afternoon/evening in Strasbourg. I wandered around for 3 hours, and then limped my way back to the hostel.
Mission for today: Getting a set of wheels. Once I got my wheels, I went for a little detour on a trail on the outskirts of the city. Then I turned around to head back to the hostel. I was in theЧитать далее
Raining today. I got my rain poncho, my backpack, and lots of water. I used a new app for bike trails but the voice talked as though it was on helium! It was French directions, mixed with GermanЧитать далее
I emailed the mayor of Insviller, and she said the information I'm looking for can be obtained via email; I don't have to go there. So, for today, I decided to go to the mayor of Strasbourg. OnceЧитать далее
Beautiful weather today, which lead me to the decision that I want to be outside in La Petite France. It was about a 7 minute bike ride there.
I had a lovely day wandering around La Petite France: no agenda, no time restrictions, beautiful weather, and good food. I was contemplating going to a museum today, but I will do that tomorrow.
Le pont tournant (the swivelling bridge) was originally a wooden bridge of the 14th century. It was replaced by this heavy duty version. I recorded this video.
The Alsatian Museum is on today's agenda. I first went to the train station to buy some train tickets for tomorrow and Saturday's activites. I ended up in the busiest streets and places where tons ofЧитать далее
This fort was left abandoned until some men decided to make it into a museum. Very mind-blowing experience to visit this site. Civilians dug out all the tunnels (not machines) over a 9 month periodЧитать далее
Main goal for today: the Schoenenbourg Fort of the Maginot Line. Yesterday, I had asked how to get to the fort, and I was given confirmation of what I had researched. I had some doubts, because ofЧитать далее
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Mm, one of my favorite things!!
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Another stunning beauty. How many cities have a Notre Dame cathedral?
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Looks nice, and bet it smells nicer!