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Strasbourg is the European capital, so it is fitting that so many colorful European flags are displayed here by the main train station. |
The Strasbourg station is encased in glass. |
Unusual fog obscures the Strasbourg main station. |
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I rented this bike and used it to get around Strasbourg for a few days. |
This is the German church (Saint Paul), and it looks to me as if it has been teleported from Berlin. |
When I didn't ride my bike, I rode in these Strasbourg trams. It's very easy to get around Strasbourg, but the roads can be confusing. |
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The Strasbourg train station has a couple bakeries. This is a display in the Paul Bakery in the main hall. |
I went out for dinner one night at La Choucrouterie, and this is what I ate. |
I was impressed by the interior decor in the La Choucrouterie. |
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Expensive ceramic cats with crescent heads frolic in a shop window in Petite France.
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I could only wander around Strasbourg at night, so I took my time window-licking (window shopping). There were some cute things to see. |
Souvenirs of Strasbourg for sale near the cathedral. |
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This old purveyor of Foies Gras has decorated the shop with a geese theme. |
Christmas decorations in Strasbourg.
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An example of holiday decorations on a shop along the Goldsmith Street, I think this shop may have been Naegel.
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A French Christmas Card; you can see that this one features the donkey.
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A Chirstmas ornament with Santa Claus. |
Christmas-themed stuff in a shop window.
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A shop in Stasbourg sells miniature cottages.
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A figurine for sale in Strasbourg. |
A gift shop window in Strasbourg features storks and other figurines representing objects traditionally associated with Alsace or Strasbourg.
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Display in shop window near the Strasbourg cathedral.
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Christmas lights in Strasbourg. |
The Strasbourg Christmas Tree.
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Old Saint Peter Church seen from the bridge over the Ill at Rue du Faubourg National and Grand Rue. |
Very late at night (around 2:00 a.m.) a work crew installs seasonal lights.
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Buildings along the Cathedral Square in Strasbourg. Many of these are restaurants.
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The Strasbourg Cathedral, with its 142 meter tall spire.
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The Strasbourg Cathedral is one of the tallest churches in the world. |
The moon and the cathedral. |
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North side of Strasbourg Cathedral. |
Statues at the main door to the Strasbourg Cathedral. |
Main door to the Strasbourg Cathedral.
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Door on the north side of the Strasbourg Cathedral. |
The clock on the south side of the Strasbourg Cathedral. |
Looking up at Old Saint Peter Church (mostly constructed between the 12th and 15th centuries). Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux is a Protestant church, though it was mostly constructed before the Reformation. This photograph was taken near the Old Winemarket tram stop. |
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A view along the Ill River looking toward the Rue Martin Luther King bridge from the Rue des Moulins bridge. |
The Saint Thomas School of Music is on the right, and that's the bridge for the Rue des Moulins crossing the Ill. This photograph was taken from the Rue Martin Luther King bridge. |
A view of a lock on the River Ill and the Hotel Regent Petite France. This photograph was taken from the Rue des Moulins bridge. |
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Buildings between the River Ill and the Rue des Moulins. |
Buildings near the Ill on the Rue du Bain aux Plantes. |
The Ill River flows through the Petite France neighborhood of Strasbourg.
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An older neighborhood in Strasbourg. |
This area in Strasbourg is called Petite France. |
A view over the wall on the banks of the Ill river to see the Saint Thomas church.
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Looking down Place Broglie toward the opera house. |
At the Gutenberg Plaza you can see the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Strasbourg et du Bas-Rhin
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This is the National School of Administration, and it's near the Commanderie St. Jean (ENA) and the Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain. |