Our last full day in Europe. We enjoyed France so much, we decided to return for our last day. Andrea recommended Strasbourg, calling it the “Venice of France”. This is because it has canals running all through the city. That sounded like a pretty good bet. We got packed up and said our goodbyes to our gracious hosts, and then hit the road once more.
For one thing, Strasbourg has a cathedral that is the most foreboding thing you can imagine. It is Roman Catholic, but Gothic in the extreme. I just picture all the tortures that must have gone on there. It looks like the headquarters for the Inquisition. In reality, it may not be that bad. It actually was the world’s tallest building for over 200 years, all the way until 1874! But it looks like something right out of Lord of the Rings, and I’m talking about the Orc side. Definitely worth seeing…and then moving on.
Strasbourg is also home to “Petite-France”, which is kind of funny since it’s in France already. But it’s an old quarter of the city with classic French architecture, and a mind-boggling number of French-cuisine restaurants. I’m not kidding, I looked up Strasbourg on Yelp and got over 2000 hits. How do you choose? We wandered the streets and browsed the shops, and then stopped for lunch at a little restaurant on a canal with outdoor seating, pergolas overhead, and ivy climbing the chateaux walls. They had a prix fixe meal, so we said, “Oui”. And it was the best meal of our trip. I had this beef in a red wine sauce…words could never do it justice. We spent two and a half hours there through multiple courses, just like good little Europeans.
The final leg of our journey was to finish shopping in Strasbourg, and then head back up the road into Germany and on to Frankfurt. We’re staying a little non-descript airport hotel to make it easy to jump off in the morning. It’s gonna be a long trip home (flying through Chicago). But as wonderful as this trip has been, we’re ready to be home again. The appeal of our own house, our own bed, our own stuff, our own routine, all are calling us. We’ve learned a lot on this trip, and we definitely plan to return, but I feel satisfied for now.
Our last full day in Europe. We enjoyed France so much, we decided to return for our last day. Andrea recommended Strasbourg, calling it the “Venice of France”. This is because it has canals running all through the city. That sounded like a pretty good bet. We got packed up and said our goodbyes to our gracious hosts, and then hit the road once more.
For one thing, Strasbourg has a cathedral that is the most foreboding thing you can imagine. It is Roman Catholic, but Gothic in the extreme. I just picture all the tortures that must have gone on there. It looks like the headquarters for the Inquisition. In reality, it may not be that bad. It actually was the world’s tallest building for over 200 years, all the way until 1874! But it looks like something right out of Lord of the Rings, and I’m talking about the Orc side. Definitely worth seeing…and then moving on.
Strasbourg is also home to “Petite-France”, which is kind of funny since it’s in France already. But it’s an old quarter of the city with classic French architecture, and a mind-boggling number of French-cuisine restaurants. I’m not kidding, I looked up Strasbourg on Yelp and got over 2000 hits. How do you choose? We wandered the streets and browsed the shops, and then stopped for lunch at a little restaurant on a canal with outdoor seating, pergolas overhead, and ivy climbing the chateaux walls. They had a prix fixe meal, so we said, “Oui”. And it was the best meal of our trip. I had this beef in a red wine sauce…words could never do it justice. We spent two and a half hours there through multiple courses, just like good little Europeans. 
The final leg of our journey was to finish shopping in Strasbourg, and then head back up the road into Germany and on to Frankfurt. We’re staying a little non-descript airport hotel to make it easy to jump off in the morning. It’s gonna be a long trip home (flying through Chicago). But as wonderful as this trip has been, we’re ready to be home again. The appeal of our own house, our own bed, our own stuff, our own routine, all are calling us. We’ve learned a lot on this trip, and we definitely plan to return, but I feel satisfied for now.
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