We made it fairly easily (a bit of traffic) to Strasbourg. We got there just after hotel check-in so we dropped off our things, freshened up a bit and then headed into the city center to see the sights.
Strasbourg looking adorable
What's a new city without a cathedral tour?
The architecture was stunning
Looking up is my favorite
I wish we could get remarried here!
Beyond gorgeous.
The real focal point of the city is its cathedral which was stunning both inside and out. This little town screamed Beauty and the Beast to me. I actually played this song a ton during our visit. Jackson really loved that. ;)
My French reading skills from high school are actually pretty good. Speaking is pretty rough, though. We are able to order at bakeries like real pros, though, which is a true life skill. :)
French pastries? Oui, SVP!
We finally saw a little schnauzer dog which meant I had to brush up on a new French phrase:
A schnauzer!
The only French I needed to know!
Once we'd filled up with carbs again (France is SO CHEAP compared to Switzerland so we could afford a snack before dinner later--a real miracle) it was time to explore the rest of the town.
How cute is this little town?
Petefish.
Jackson looking handsome in an adorable village.
If this isn't where Belle lived in Beauty & The Beast I don't know what is!
I cannot stop taking photos of the cuteness.
Honestly.
The old royal quarters.
My friend from work, Carol, used to live in this peach house
when she was in graduate school so I stopped to take photos of it for her!
I had always seen glory photos of Strasbourg in guidebooks, but never thought I'd find my way here. Then my dear friend at work, Carol, lost her husband to cancer. She studied in France many years ago (like 35-40 years ago!) and always talked so lovingly about this little town. When I figured out that we'd be close and could work in a side trip I decided we just had to so I could take some photos of Carol's beloved village to bring her back some happy memories. She sent me the address to her home and we found our way there. It was SO fun to be able to take some photos to bring a smile to her face.
She reported that the neighborhood had changed some! HA!
Petefish and Carol's old home!
It was really neat to see her old place and report back all the changes from how she described the area. It used to be by a fish market and now was in a very trendy, pricey part of town. If only she'd bought it back then she'd have a golden holding now!
We made our way back to the little river going through town and decided to have dinner at a very happening spot. It was so fun to sit outside surrounding by folks carrying on in various languages and just soak in the entire atmosphere.
Dinner by the water
We finished dinner and then walked around a bit more before hailing an Uber to take us back out to our hotel which was kind of a long walk from city center. We're not huge fans of wandering through strange alleyways at night time no matter how cute a town looks!
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