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How rough must little Alsace have it? Trapped between Germany and France, being tossed around like a football from first one country then the other. Left with no real sense of belonging to either but being a unique mixture of both.
And so you have Strasbourg. A little bit of Germany, a little bit of France, and 100% Alsatian (in a geographical/cultural sense, not in the big shaggy dog sense -- although you might see a few of them too).
What does that mean for you, the traveller? It means French-quality cuisine with German heartiness. Some of the best food in Europe. It also means a gorgeous Germanic half-timbered district named "Petit France."
Strasbourg is to be tasted. Mangez!
I would be remiss if I didn't explain my Strasbourg weekend adventure. You see, we had great plans to spend a full day and evening in Strasbourg before spending the night at the Marriott in Karlsruhe, after which we would hit Baden-Baden the next day. All this was contingent on getting on the InterCity from Bonn (where my friend Gabrielle lived) at 9 AM.
Unfortunately, Gabrielle flipped out, thinking that she didn't have enough money to take the train. In her flipping, we missed the train, and a four-hour train ride became a nine-hour odyssey involving four changes, slow trains and layovers in random towns like Offenburg. By the time, we made Strasbourg, we learned that we had only a few hours before the last train to Germany left. We could walk a bit, check out the cathedral, eat dinner, grab a bière, and et back on the train. So, be impressed that this page is as involved as it is -- I've never done so much sightseeing in so short a time.
- In a nutshell:Petit-France? Nein, fraulein!
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Petit France
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Strasbourg -- Capital of Europe
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Comments (21)
Strasbourg is so beautiful. But I didn't know, that Spaetzle is a speciality of the Alsace region. I know it from the South of Germany.
Ein biere, s'il vous plait! Un page belle, meine freunde!
Good page. Love the atronomical clock...I've seen similar at Smithsonian Institution.
Most attractive page, merci beaucoup....
Petit France was my favorite part of S.
Pink cathedral! :)))
The food sounds yummy! Will be visiting soon
Seems U had enough time to really enjoy the place!
Really great photos
You`ve got a GREAT sense of humor, Drew! Keep it up!!