Strasbourg

From Colmar, we drove to Strasbourg, where we found the canals were much larger.






While the canals in Colmar were as wide across as a country road, those in Strasbourg are as wide across as a six-lane freeway system. Dubbed "Little France," the old part of town is full of charm.



This church is beautiful, but was not even mentioned in our guide-book, as it is eclipsed by the city's Cathedral of Notre Dame.



Cobblestone streets led us past shops and open air restaurants and to the Cathedral of Notre Dame. With architecture more ornate and sinister than any other we visited, the cathedral towers 142 meters overhead, sporting a legion of leering gargoyles. I was glad I brought my binoculars. On the stairs at the foot of the cathedral huddled a small group of teens with pale makeup, black lipstick, and British accents. I thought it was cleaver for Gothic Punks to hang out at a Gothic cathedral, but Jenny did not think it was cute at all. After seeing the cathedral, We had lamb gyros for dinner at a Turkish kebab place.