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Vacationing in Strasbourg, France

August 11, 2010

…Is just what I needed. We have been relaxing. Taking long walks in all the places we know and love. We took the kids to Parc de L’Orangerie in Strasbourg. Our children were all able to play in the the big kids park for the first time instead of the little kids park. They, also, [...]

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Walking around Strasbourg this past Easter

May 20, 2010

I have done nothing today. I am recovering from Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. :) Images from Strasbourg, France this past Easter.

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Passerelle pedestrian bridge in Kehl, Germany

October 4, 2009

The NATO summit held in April of 2009 began on the Passerelle pedestrian bridge which crosses over the Rhine river connecting Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany. We took the photos below during our summer vacation in Strasbourg. It was a touching moment to walk across this bridge knowing that I had crossed it both before [...]

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Images of La Petite France in Strasbourg

August 18, 2009

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A peak inside Alsace

August 13, 2009

Today, we are very, very happy to be back in our tiny village in the Jura of Switzerland. You just can’t imagine how happy. Since coming home after a week away, I have picked a large bowls worth of green beans from our garden along with at least seven zucchini. One of the zucchini is [...]

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The rest of Strasbourg in photos

May 28, 2009

…Starting around Strasbourg Cathedral and ending in Place Contades (a park) which is near to where we had parked. The Cathedral peaking over buildings. Did you know it was the world’s tallest building from 1647 to 1874? I love all the old roofs leaning into each other. Vilay took photo above. Place Kléber is redone [...]

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Around Strasbourg

May 26, 2009

We started our walk around Strasbourg near Saint Paul Church. You can still find free parking in this area if you look. I was excited to see the city again. Even after a few hours in the hot, hot sun with aching feet due to breaking in new shoes, I was not ready to leave. [...]

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Long weekend in Alsace, France

May 24, 2009

We decided to go to Strasbourg for the weekend. It was a last minute discision. I had only three hours to get the apartment in order and pack. It was nice to see France again and spend time with family. Photos below are of my Inlaws village. Photos from last summer of their village are [...]

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La Petite souris

December 11, 2008

My six year old lost a tooth the other night. It is her fourth that she has lost so far. And, she still has two more wiggly teeth that haven’t came out yet! She let me pull her super lose tooth out right before she went to bed. It practically fell out. She quickly decorated [...]

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Goumois

September 1, 2008

Goumois is a little special. Why, you may ask? Well, Goumois is two villages. One is French and the other is Swiss. The villages are divided by the Doubs River with a bridge joining them. Before the Treaty of Vienna Goumois was one village but afterwards it was separated into two. The two villages [...]

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Hail Mary in Goumois, France

August 30, 2008

Click to view larger. Click to view larger. The statue is on the French side of Goumois but the mountains in the back of the photo are in Switzerland. Click to view larger. Ave Maria (Hail Mary)

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I love Strasbourg

July 28, 2008

We spent a wonderful week discovering all of Prague from the historical center to the grocery stores and villages located in outskirts. We are staying one week with my Inlaws in Strasbourg before returning home to Switzerland. Saturday, we fought the crowds in the Grande Braderie de Strasbourg to exchange some of our Swiss francs [...]

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Crazy week

July 16, 2008

I have been cleaning and washing in preparation for our trip to Prague to stay with family there and then to Strasbourg to spend more time with my Inlaws. The sun has come back and we are spending time outside in between all the preparation. I know I should not stress about it all but [...]

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Chicken pox

June 18, 2008

When I stretched my arms this morning and then rubbed my eyes open, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Sun! Today, for the first time in days, we have sun. Many of the children in my five year old daughter’s classroom have chicken pox which is kinda a downer to the sunny weather. The [...]

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Eye on France – International CNN

June 6, 2008

Eye on France has been running on International CNN this past week. Click on over to check it out!

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