Strasbourg, France

We day tripped to Strasbourg, getting a late start after Pete let me nap with Maeve after a rough night. We didn't have much on the agenda other than to take a boat tour around the city and try to find tarte flambee, a pizza-like specialty of the region. We succeeded on both counts, but didn't do much else as it was a cold, windy day! After seeing Colmar and Eguishem we felt a little underwhelmed by Strasbourg, though of course it is an amazingly beautiful city in its own right. It is about the size of Amsterdam and was teeming with young people as it has a prestigious university (the second largest in France with 46,000 students!). Strasbourg is the official seat of European parliament and the boat tour took us past these modern buildings. A look inside the hemicycle building. We are glad that the House Hunters episode led us to this part of the continent, an area we weren't likely to have stumbled upon otherwise! 

Going through one of the city locks- very cool!

Tarte flambee with Emmental cheese

Cute aprons- should have bought one!

"We're dancing in the streets!"

Main square

Inside the Cathedral. Jude did well considering he's told us he doesn't want to go in churches, only castles :)

Very cool astronomical clock inside the cathedral

And it wouldn't be a French city without a beautiful carousel to ride :) 

Got that wave down!