Our guided sightseeing tour of Strasbourg began in a glass enclosed canal boat.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
These beautiful buildings remind me of those in other cities of France i.e.,Paris & Bordeaux
I liked this bridge and the quaint buildings on the left bank!
More beautiful buildings of France.
Our group walking the city streets.
Inside of the cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral's Astronomical Clock
There is a legend which claims that when the astronomical clock's maker had completed his creation, the town Magistrate, in order to ensure that the maker could not construct a similar masterpiece elsewhere, gave orders for the maker's eyes to be put out. There is, of course, not the slightest element of truth in this fable, but it reveals the justifiable pride the inhabitants of Strasbourg felt in possessing a work which was considered to be one of the seven wonders of Germany.
The current clock dates from 1843. Its main features, besides the automata, are a perpetual calendar, a planetary dial (a display of the real position of the Sun and the Moon, and solar and lunar eclipses. The main attraction is the procession of the 18 inch high figures of Christ and the Apostles which occurs every day at half past midday while the life-size cock crows thrice.
Below, one of the decorated pillars of this church.
exterior of church
Walking (limited driving) of main streets in center of town.
Then we spotted a French bakery. What a treat (even for the eyes, before buying!)
Sylvia remembers the éclairs that were so delicious.
Below, the seasonal items.
And, the beautiful cut flowers that we remember from the markets of Paris.
At 11:30 a.m. we boarded the transfer bus taking us back to the swans and the ship (below).
There was an afternoon excursion offered that included a coach ride through the pretty countryside and wine villages before arriving for wine tasting in Obernai Alsace, France. We did not choose to take this excursion but stayed on the ship and began packing of the suitcases for our departure.
During this log of this entire river cruise I have avoided mentioning a few items for various reasons. I've not written about the food and will only say now that it was adequate, but not in anyway outstanding. Also, I have not addressed the ship's personnel. For the most part I have found them to be very helpful and serious about their duties. From the very first day of this cruise, when the cruise director took entirely too much time explaining over and over the same happenings I have avoided attending his nightly "Port Talks". However, on this evening he had scheduled 6:30-7:00 the "Disembarkation Briefing & Port Talk". I attended this event and found that at 5 minutes before the talk was scheduled to end he had still not mentioned anything about disembarkation. I found this continuously talking but not getting to the upcoming event very annoying and even on the evaluation of him stated that I never wanted to travel with him again.
The onboard entertainment for this evening was a presentation of two generations of wood carving artists from the Black Forest. We truly enjoyed their demonstration and was glad to see them at the excursion on the following day in the Black Forest.
During the overnight the ship sailed to Briesach, Germany.
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