Strasbourg Illuminated

Strasbourg, France is a delight to tour during the day  BUT at night it gets even better.  It becomes magical. No, I am not being weird. I am just describing the feeling many experience as the evening sets in and the lights come on. Just sitting in a square, enjoying the lights can be rewarding… however there […]

Tour Strasbourg on Little Train

Like many European cities Strasbourg has a little train that will take tourists on a tour of many of the major tourist attractions. When you find the large carousel next to the statue of Gutenberg (you know, he’s the fellow who invented mechanical movable type and revolutionized the printing industry) you be in the square from […]

Strasbourg Walking tour

The “tourist” area of Strasbourg is friendly to walkers…no steep hills, relatively short distances, interesting sights. So, join us as we take you on a mini-tour of some of the sights we saw while strolling around the island. Yes, I did say island. The River L’ill (one of the tributaries of the Rhine) separates and […]

Strasbourg, France

Somehow, in my mind, I was convinced that Strasbourg was in Germany, so on this trip I learned something…Strasbourg is in France ( but it is right across the border from Germany). So let’s visit Strasbourg, a French city with strong German influences.                   (Hint: Click on […]