We spent two nights in Alsace,
staying in a small hotel in the village of Ottrott--more on that
later. We used Ottrott as our base for some side trips, including
a long, wonderful day trip to nearby Strasbourg, the capitol of
Alsace.
Architecturally speaking, Strasbourg looked
different from any city we had seen so far on this trip. In fact,
the German-influenced structures reminded us of buildings we had
seen in London and Oxford on an earlier trip to Europe. Like many
old cities, canals and a river (the Rhine) run through and around
Strasbourg. We spent several hours touring the old city by boat.
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Strasbourg has been a center for
the arts, sciences and politics in Europe for centuries.
For more on the beautiful Alsatian
city of Strasbourg, where the Christmas season is a time for festivals,
visit these sites:
