22.1.12; arrival at Strasbourg train station 10:30:
From a distance la Gare de Strasbourg looked like a giant jelly fish. |
Interior decor at Metz |
Brenna, Tony, and I caught the 7:50 bus to the SNCF train station in Metz.
We were pretty sleepy at least until we arrived in Strasbourg. Overcast
and light sprinkles were a blessing, seeing as it rained even harder in
Metz today. Northeastern France... yeah. Dear Edward Cullen, Forks is
not the rainiest place in the world.
We decided it might clear up a little later, so we ate a very early
lunch at another nice restaurant, Chaîne d'or, though this time it was not as
expensive.
Mural in the restaurant |
Eating is more of an art here if you have not yet noticed.
Less about how much you eat, more about what and how.
And yes, "globelazation" does make the world appear smaller.
(Which is why I do not have a picture of its entirety)
The manger set was still laid out in the church.
Astronomical Clock |
Now look very closely at these next 2 pictures. The first picture coincided with an flash from another camera creating this blue light. I retook the picture but compare the bottom right corner with each other.
Eerie?
We spent a while in the cathedral, there was so much to see. But we had to move on. Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace region, and houses the European parliament and council. That is where we were off to next. Tony was happy to be in Kevin's seat of official tour guide.
We saw doll houses |
And aliens.
Universities and knobby trees |
We met the inventor of the revolutionary printing press;
Gutenberg |
And our friend philosopher and German writer; Goethe
and his nice lady friend who place the lyre;
"The day I'm lost is the day I have my own world
premier."
premier."
I bought this for you Dad! ( I wish I wasn't kidding, it's definitely your style plus a little roof addition for Mom) |
Or something like the present... |
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....and Voldemort.
...and Mario!!
Counceil de l'Europe |
Sphinx |
How eccentric? |
The park looped us to the European Parliament building.
We passed by tents with people begging to be heard
We made our way back to downtown, guided by our "North Star"
An impressive Jewish Synagogue |
Modern art is sometimes hard to relate to;
The statues were all very impressive. And every good day needs to be a little unique.
Here stands the hero who freed Strasbourg from the Germans!
Day trips may be best for Saturdays. Friday you rest. Saturday you exert energy. Sunday you rest again. Though traveling on Sunday... the previous days of the weekend may have just as well consumed the energy. We got back to the train station and waited in comfortable silence.
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