Strasbourg Bits and Pieces

It is always interesting what the hotels or apartments we pick turn out to be. Hotel Gutenberg proved to be an excellent choice. It is only a three minute walk from the tram stop and just a block from the cathedral area. The building is old but the interior is very modern. My wife always takes the elevator up to our floor, while I opt for the stairs. Using them I get a glimpse of what the interior might have looked like in the past.

Travel is what you make it

Not everyone travels the same way. This a Viking River Cruise day excursion group . When we exited the hotel they were right across the street and the guide was pointing out details on the exterior of our hotel. We joke that when we get old and can’t get around is when we will do the river cruises and such. Now we are just not into large groups.

The kugelhopf I had for breakfast yesterday morning (and really enjoyed) comes in all sizes. This one in a boulangerie patisserie just down the street from the hotel was over 15 pounds. My wife tried a piece this morning and decided it was too dry for her. I tried a different cake this morning with a chocolate center, it was another excellent choice. I wonder what tomorrow morning will bring. One I thing I know for sure is it will bring more munster cheese, cause the worse they smell the better they taste.

Strasbourg – Parc de l’Orangerie

How we travel around in Strasbourg. The tram system is excellent, the trams are all modern and very clean and the trams run very frequently. And best of all, even though we had to change tram lines to get to the park, we never did get off at a wrong stop.

The park is famous for its storks
Closeup of the nest
One should always take a path through the woods to see where it leads
This one led to good things indeed
Stork nests are wonders of art
European Parliament Building

The Best Part of Any Cathedral

No, it is not the tower or the flying buttresses (which I always marvel at), but they are in the image .

Two at the top and two at the bottom, each one different.

Sure beats the appearance of our aluminum downspouts.

If you’ve seen one gargoyle, you sure haven’t seen them all.

Is it sad because it has lost it body? I asked but it didn’t answer.

Strasbourg – Hotel Area Walkabout

Our hotel is the building where the white van is parked.
Europe means statues and bicycles
Every large city has a Cathedral
It doesn’t all fit on one photo
There was even more of the Cathedral, but two photos are enough
If there is a river, there are sightseeing boats
Carousel a few meters from our hotel
Gutenberg was German but live many years in Strasbourg
Statue of the man who changed the world. Everything around here, including our hotel is named after him.

Le petit-déjeuner, Hotel Gutenberg, Strasbourg, France

Fourteen hours after going to bed at 7:30 last evening we woke up, yet still had an hour to go for breakfast that was served until 10:30. Buffet style with the local specialties we love about overseas travel. For me the highlights were the blue cheese, munster cheese (The very strong smelling yet mild tasting type made in this region, not the awful Kraft crap muenster we get in the US.), fresh squeezed orange juice and Kugelhopf, a yeasted Bundt cake of the region.

No it could be said there was not very much food on my plate, and that would be correct. When you have such wonderful quality you don’t need quantity (thinking of you, Grand Slam Breakfast). Also, it goes without saying the coffee was simply over the top. France is one place I drink coffee rather than my usual tea.

Note: During our travels on this trip I will oftentimes (hopefully) post more than one blog post a day as we experience or see different things. May your Life be filled with as many interesting and wonderful experiences as ours.