Blogs from Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe - page 4

I tell you something… the TVG moves like shit off a shovel! I know that’s not the most polite of statements but at an average 250 km per hour, it only took an hour and 10 minutes to get from Stuttgart to Strasbourg…not bad for going to another country. Strasbourg is the ideal city for a day visit. High tech, gorgeous train station with a clear road leading from it to the city centre. I love the fact that Strasbourg is in the region of Alsace and the people are called Alsatians!!!The river forms a circle round the old town and this is the heat of the city so that’s where I headed for. Beautiful old buildings and grand squares show that we have moved into a French inspired area. Finally the Cathedral Notre Dame is ... read more

We spent one night in Strasbourg, and there happened to be a very colourful and loud parade of some sort going on through the streets. We watched them as they danced their way through the streets. Soon we lost interest and found ourselves browsing through the many cuckoo clock shops...we couldn't resist and some old French lady that couldn't speak a word of English somehow convinced us that we we absolutely NEEDED a Cuckoo clock, all wrapped and packed we proudly carried our new purchase around:) After that intense French/English Cuckoo purchase we were quite hungry and started a long search for a restaurant that offered a menu that we could understand... We finaly found one that offered "some" English descriptions... I decided to have a Cheeseburger, wow, adventurous you might think,,but it was the safest ... read more

The morning of our departure from Paris was fairly frantic. We had arranged to meet our apartment hosts' representative at 9 am to exchange keys...our train for Strasbourg left at 11:30 from Gare de l'est...we knew that we could take the Metro there but not really sure about how long it would take...and cleaning/packing just seems to never end. She showed up at 9:15 and wanted to be able to leave right away because she had an appointment at 9:30...!?! Okedoke, we gave her the keys, thumped gigantor suitcase down the stairway and hung out in our favorite coffee shop for the next half hour, drinking awesome cafe au lait and filling Fifi up on CROGGHERS. We made our way to the gare with ease and found ourselves, of course, with plenty of time to spare. ... read more

Day 6: We rode from Gambsheim to Strasbourg today. The weather was lovely when we woke up and we packed up pretty quick and were on the road by 9:00am. We travelled through many small villages this day and saw lots of France. The trail was again a little poorly marked in the small towns but we managed to manuever through with the help of the map that Xavier was so kind to pass onto us. We arrived in Strasbourg and rode around this incredibly beautiful city. It was a bit of challenge to find our way into the historic area but once there we found a Merry-Go-Round for Denis to ride on and ALL was good! We headed to the campsite which was lovely with a shelter to enjoy and and Wifi as well. We ... read more

So this will be my final entry for my study abroad summer blog. Just wanted to say thanks again to everyone who made this mossible! I will never forget this trip of a lifetime. In 5 short weeks, I've ventured to 7 different countries, learned how to say "thank you" in three different languages, and ridden on every type of public transportation imaginable. But now it's time to go home, and I must say that I'm excited to be going back. After a quick splurge on Mexican food and Chickf-fil-A, it will be time to start dieting and exercising so eating whatever I wanted was fun while it lasted. Hope you guys have enjoyed my blog! Hopefully I can get some sleep tonight... it seems as if the crowd outside is pretty pleased with the latest ... read more