greve presque generale - not the shops tho

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Strasbourg 5pm

I am in a wifi hotel again - a rather nice one actually called Etc. - but still in Strasbourg Thurs. due to a strike (greve)- it affected 2 of the 5 tram routes - went to station to buy my ticket (which it still sold me - dumb machine!) but Brussels train not running at all altho some French trains - returning towards Hotel Patricia the tram did not go any further than Homme de Fer (Iron Man strangely!) - due to impending workers parade as you can see - a lot of smoke from a flare etc.

The strike does not seem to have affected the shops tho - although a lot of them close for lunch anyway for an hour or so!

the Etc hotel I just found taking a shortcut to avoid the workers march- ended up then in a very nice "themed" hotel for (70E)- my room is "nuit" so it is a very dark blue - Hotel Patricia (but at least they had a room fro 2 nights) - was only 32E and rather monastic and shower upstairs.

Your on the spot industrial correspondent (action from the frontline attached)- who will now get to see the museum and not just the Cathedal .....

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Photos

workers still marching
I think they were using vuvuselas! (earplugs in boys!) and mask "disguises"!

still striking and marching
you can see it was kinda smoky - couple of flares lit off?

Strasburg workers strike music
on the back of a truck

Hotel Etc - Nuit room
a good find in Strasburg - a themed hotel at a good price

Comments

[Huddo]

Reporting with flare!
Hi Mike, Intrepid reporter! Strikers looked serious in the workers march, hotle looked good, and good value. Huddo.

[Huddo]

Strasburg Flares.
Hi Mike, Masks while striking, the must be careful! The musicians a nice tough though! Love Huddo and girls.