Travelling Photographer

An early morning bus ride to Strasbourg, France started with a boat ride through picturesque Petite France district (the town is surrounded by the Ill River and crisscrossed by several canals).  We passed by the former tanner’s district which is home to the Old Customs house and bridges with their defensive towers. After disembarking we walk to Cathedral Square to see the restored Strasbourg Cathedral, one of Europe’s finest Gothic cathedrals.  The Cathedrals Astronomical clock was impressive, but we were there on the quarter hour for one ring and one movement missing the parade of figures that happens at 12:30. Strasbourg is also home to the European Union and the Council of Europe both of which are housed in very modern buildings. BTW in yesterday’s post I incorrectly stated that Colmar was in Germany – not really it is in France.