Strasbourg

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been unable to upload pictures to the blog, and as you will see, I had a few! This past weekend, I visited Strasbourg, France for four days. It's on the German border, north of Switzerland. Results below...

Strasbourg's Petite France just after sunset. This is the Rhine River flowing through the center of town. Because of its position on the river, Strasbourg houses the Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine. Unfortunately, I could not find a museum dedicated to this privilege. However, I did see this group of people yawning, which would have had the same effect.

Despite the fact that I couldn't find that museum, the city had a delightful other museum dedicated to the city's own history. There, could wear a variety of ancient helmets, but my head was generally too big. Clearly, this is due to the amount of knowledge I accumulated during my visit, or perhaps, my toasty toboggan. Global-warming types should visit Strasbourg in November.

I only have a picture of the second-best restaurant we tried in Strasbourg. Sorry I don't have one of the first best. Here, I had French-onion soup, prime-rib cutlets, and French fries. Dessert? Creme brulee.

Of course, although I reveled in this meanl I was impoverished afterwards and lived on bread for the next three weeks to make up for it.






The Strasborg Cathedral, completed in stages between the 14th century and the 18th century. It is one of the most impressive structures I've ever seen. No photo could capture the detail. It is truly shocking to round the corner I pictured here and to look up at the cathedral looming above.