Strasbourg, Day 2 of 2

I wasn't particularly stoked about this trip since I had never really heard about this area, but I am so glad that I went! On sunday, we saw a castle before we headed back that afternoon. Here are some pics from the Haut Koenigsbourg Castle.

It had been german, french, german...

the view from the top

the castle!

this room reminded me of "les tres riches heures du duc de barry"
that I studied in an art history class at WU

the little village where the restaurant and wine tasting was

the sommelier who taught the wine-tasting lesson
that CUPA had arranged for us

nice and crisp

the sparkling wine we tasted

lunch:
chicken, grilled slices of cheese.
perfect and tender!

vanilla ice cream, a bit of cake and some liquor on top
 in the mould of a kouglehopf, a traditional
alsacian pastry.

I have really become a fan of muscat here.
We were able to buy the wine after the tasting.
I certainly did!

time to head back to paris!
poor us...
:)

Strasbourg, Day 1 of 2

the cathedral in strasbourg!

the architect added this little doggie.
rubbing his nose is good luck

this clock was amazing. at the hour (it was afternoon), the young man became
a middle aged man (the young man passed the skeleton that symbolized death).
It moves on the hour, every hour, and every day, and every month...(I think).
I think that is was even made in the middle ages.
Wouldn't it be great to see a time-lapse film of this over the course of a year?
Being able to watch everything move...

the organ. how ornate!

the sign of the restaurant where we ate that night

the city from the water

I reall tlove the light her and how it makes the flowers glow

What a cool fountain!

salmon and lentils...
succulent (great word) on the inside,
almost crispy on the outside.
not too rare, not over-cooked

the cathedral on our way home from dinner