Rhine River Cruise

 Day 7 - Strasbourg - Friday, September 29, 2023

Breakfast at 7:00 and out at 8:30 for a walking tour of Strasbourg. (now French) Since the city center is a distance from the dock, we hopped on a bus. We discovered that Strasbroug is a town of about 500,000 people that like many of the other cities we visited had gone between French and German rule over the years - our guide aptly called it a ping pong history. We saw the Palace, Orangerie- the Central Park of Strasbourg designed by the gardener that did Versaille, the European Institution, Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Parliment, the Petit France. and the Cathedral. After our tour we took a canal ride all around the city - the city center is an island. Then we had lunch - crepes and tarte flambee - a thin Alsace pizza. We walked the city some more and took the tram back to the ship. We enjoyed happy hour, listened to the info. on France, the port talk and the disembarkment info. It was our farewell dinner, and they didn't disappoint- turkey carpaccio, mushroom soup, grilled shrimp and risotto, beef filet and baked Alaska- Yum. 

Views of Strasbourg

Storks Nest - legend says it will bring
luck to your house

European Parliament

European Parliament

Jewish Synagogue

Janus Fountain

Views of the market in 
Strasbourg

Beautiful store fronts

Views of Petite France

Ready for a stork's nest

 

Carousel

Statue of Gutenberg

 
Views of Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg's Gothic Cathedral

The Astronomical Clock

The organ


Views from the canal boat

Saint Pierre le Jeune Catholic Church

St. Paul Lutheran Temple

Happy travelers

Tarte Flambee

Farewell Dinner