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La Maison Kammerzell and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg


The Kammerzell house greeted me just as I was about to enter the square around the Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Strasbourg. It is a detailed house full of beautiful windows.
The simplified style of the Middle Ages was replaced by decorative carvings. The Kammerzell House perfectly illustrates this preference for abundant carvings. Located in place de [...]

Arte in Strasbourg


Arte is one of my favorite French tv stations which I will sometimes watch in the evenings on France 5 (which is free). Arte is, also, available all day on cable. While not all of the programs are good, many of them are very interesting. Just like any tv station everyone will [...]

European Parliament, Strasbourg


A view from the front

From the right side

On the back left side
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Schirmeck


We made a little road trip today even if it were rainy and cold. We needed out of the city. We headed west thinking we would lose the rain there. Not so, it followed us. We ended up in Schirmeck just at the end of a festival. We were in [...]

Saint Maurice church


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La Linea


La Linea is a cartoon by an Italian, Osvaldo Cavandoli, that is very simple and very funny.
If you would like to see more of La Linea cartoons visit the TV5 website which has many episodes of the cartoon. You can find them by clicking here and simply “choisir un épisode” (pick an episode).

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After the rain


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Strasbourg while running errands


We were running errands in Strasbourg the other day. Of course I had my camera with me and took several pictures. I have posted some below.
This is a photo taken from a street behind Place des Halles, Strasbourg’s shopping mall.

I took this photo of a bar window just a block behind the above [...]

Bouxwiller


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Eguisheim, one of the most beautiful villages in all of France


Eguisheim is a village that is a “must see” if you are visiting Alsace. Each time that I find myself walking in the streets of this city, I feel the strength of history. With medieval half-timbered houses covered in flowers lining narrow cobblestone roads, it is easy to forget what year it is.
I [...]