Strasbourg, France

Yesterday we took a day trip to Strasbourg, just over an hour's drive from our house. Even though Christmas is past, Strasbourg, which is well known for its Christmas markets, has their booths set up through December 31. We were outside most of the time and it was so cold, but so worth seeing this very beautiful and festive city! Here are some of the sights!
Christmas cookies hanging from ribbons inside a bakery

Hotdogs (wurst) and sauerkraut! The hotdog stand is behind Tim in the picture.

One of hundreds of decorated windows





Inside the massive cathedral which is in the center of Strasbourg. Notice the huge tapestries hanging in between the pillars.


One of the beautiful tapestries





This picture gives you a little idea of how massive the cathedral is. It is one of the tallest churches in world.

My three favorite people!


We were quite a few blocks away from the cathedral when I took this. See how it towers above the other buildings?!


Stuffed teddy bears hanging outside of this shop (double click to see a larger view)

One of the Christmas markets

Christmas market in front of the cathedral


One of the few street acts. I think it was too cold! This man was playing Christmas carols and did a great job!

It was fascinating to see how various little streets had diverse and very different themes for decorations. This particular street is called the street of lights. Each of these hanging lights is a chandelier! (There's another picture a little further up on the page that shows a street decorated with white trees and hanging wreaths.....and then pictures even further up that show a street with suspended angels and stars)


The same street before nightfall