Yesterday 2 Australian friends who live part of the time each year in Strasbourg took us on a very interesting walking tour of Strasbourg showing us some of the places they enjoy that are not on the main tourist route. We had a lovely time, walking, chatting, looking, chatting, coffee, chatting, questions asked and answered, lunch. Strasburg looks like a very interesing city to explore with a real mix of French and German culture reflecting its very mixed history.
In the afternoon Noel and I went to the tourist office, the amazing cathedral and the supermarket.
Today we went first on a boat tour of the island that forms the main central part of Strasbourg. Very interesting and relaxing. We wandered around a very pretty area of well restored and maintained old houses called Petit France. We had some typical Alsacian food for lunch. We went to visit St Thomas, which is considerd the main Protestant church in Strasburg.
Writing this blog is getting to be a chore. I will ( maybe, or not) write more about this interesting church later.
Then we went to the Musee Alsacien which showed country life in Alsace over the past 200 years or so. They had quite a few of the typical large, ceramic tile- covered stoves that would sit in the corner of the main room in a rural house. There were a few steps on the outside for people to sit on and keep walm. I have never seen anything quite like these.
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