Strasbourg very enjoyable blend of old with new

Trip Start Jul 01, 2011

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Trip End Sep 02, 2011

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Flag of France Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Thursday, August 4, 2011

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La Petite France homes from 16&17th c.	EU Parliament buildings architecturally cool	Obama&EU leaders walked across as symbol	Facade w/wise virgins(left) & foolish virgins
Saw no one working at EU Parliament	1439 spire highest in world until 19th c.	1547 Astronomical Clock puts on quite a show	On German border but town distinctly French
Half-timbered houses dominate Petite France	Fishermen used to live along River L'ill	The Covered Bridges(once were) from 1200's	Mozart gave concerts here
Gutenberg invented printing press here 1440	Cathedral had incredible stone carvings	12BC Caesar's troops marched through town	Famous French flying buttresses
Narrow locks on canals around Petite France	Now Toto has been relegated to backseat	13th&14th c. windows among worlds oldest	You have to be alert crossing bridges
Extensive & intricate stonework is amazing	Tanners House(center) is prettiest; 1572	1742 Le Palais Rohan housed local Cardinals	Pope John Paul II gave mass here
French just sounds so much nicer than German	Gutenberg Square home of 1840 sculpture	Palais de Europe houses Council of Europe	St. Thomas Church;2nd largest after Cathedral
EU Human Rights Building	Stone pulpit in Cathedral in use since 1485	Pedestrian bridge over Rhine;FR to GER	1792-French National Anthem composed here
Kids enjoying old-fashioned carousel	Pillar of Angels famous Cathedral feature	Strasbourg Christmas Market running from 1570	Cathedral begun in 1277;intricate stonework
Suspended Cahedral organ since 14th century	Monthly meetings of EU Parliament held here	Former German Imperial Rhine Palace	Population 300,000;metro area 900,000
The Vauban Dam w/13 arcades;nice on postcards	Strasbourg National Theater	Was first city center as UNESCO Heritage Site	Historically city has had smog problem
Goethe was student at Univ. of Strasbourg	City theater building overlooks promenade	Cathedral is tallest in France	The French have cheap Funyuns knock-off
Everyone has left for their August vacation	Council of Europe(shown)different from EU	Concession to being on German border	Frenchman designed bridge&German gardens
St-Pierre-le-Juene Catholic Church	Another top sight undergoing rehab	Space age tram system designed to mimic TGV	Had scenic tour of Germany getting here
Futuristic looking main train station	St-Pierre-le-Juene Protestant Church	Large immigrant population from old colonies

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