We went to Strasbourg for a long weekend with our friends. We really enjoyed this city as it reminded us of Brugge, Belgium and Charleston. It's a great place to go during Christmas time since there are lots of decorations and markets. We took the train and it was about 2 1/2 hr, not too bad.
Melissa really enjoyed taking t
Juliette was scared of Pere Noel
when we got to the hotel.
Here we are at Strasbourg.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxpG57HN8IiXL5SpIbYS_iIf6yk1q1HRGHBuck8UbiPCq7G5Wt3WSINMt39i_4rDI2_RSg5ZLhQ_pIkROM251DhRLJZ8VlBswPnSYKmUSXVDrpFCfEAaWM8QN5jmCa88iuhrPsQ/s400/IMG_4590.JPG)
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Tarte flambee for lunch. It was tasty. A tarte flambee is a crepe that has pizza ingredients and the crepe is crusty.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2LgEoKA3ByjdVQKzB1tAPL8v3yyo8gtZQ0cLySM_onpImO7E5M54ZZBLsVNIv9mYBVoECZ_VSWb49u3Li7q8QDL-hInUiU5GaHkz9OyNREzGHYN2E5ZwTrejrzK3aVNb_AA2gA/s400/IMG_4593.JPG)
Every restaurant/pub had their own decorations.
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Inside the cathedral.
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The clock.
Christmas Market outside the cathedral.
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This is neat, the lights on the street come up different colors.
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A view at night time. Very beautiful
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Just had to take a picture of the crystals in the wine and martini glasses.
Stopping for more vin chaud-hot wine. Yummy. This stands has the best hot wine.
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Eating Alsacian food.
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Playing outside of the hotel.
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The clock.
Ken is buying tickets for the boat ride.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BGWErcYa2xtInrS-Em5Gvs180hYkl3TNuZLWNatoef_LB2OgKk-wENjrhlxL7kiGHR-cXKisG0bBAizH7qvaiIlve3G75gOkObD42RNuvGZsRJ3bV3ZLBQtc45_ojUjGYon7FQ/s400/IMG_4672.JPG)
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Making ourselves comfortable for the boat tour.
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St. Paul's Church.
The new amphitheatre.
Enjoying the shopping district in Strasbourg.
Stopping at another Christmas market.
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Ken probably ate about 3-4 pretzels throughout this trip. It's really nothing since he drank lots of vin chaud (hot wine) and it's so--- good.