The Cathedral, interior
by bugulma
The nave fill me with marvel by the harmony of its proportions. It kept most of its stained-glass windows with golden burst that, as I've heard, were made in the city by local glassmakers. The interior completely keep up the impression of the Middle Ages and the feeling that you're participant of life of the medieval city.
Violet flavoured lemonade
by Kate-Me
Friends took us out to lunch in Strasbourg to a restaurant they considered typical of Alsace, and they urged us to try a special drink which was on the menu......lemonade flavoured with violet syrup (made from real violets!) I was a bit hesitant but decided to try it anyway, since they all said it was their favorite......and it was actually rather delicious! And it's pink!
The taste is hard to describe, but the closest we'd have to its flavour in Australia is a drink called Creamy Soda (which is red or brown).
Was really glad I tried this drink. Several other places in France also used Violets - for example in Bordeaux we had a dessert which had lollies made from Violets on the top (tasted rather strange) and had the appearance of shriveled walnuts.
Other specialties of Alsace include Choucroute (sauerkraut) and Tarte Flambe (in German it's something like Flamen Kuchen) which is translated on english menus as "Alsacian Pizza" but it seems to be much more than this, though the base is pizza-like.
The astronomical clock
by MEdelmann
When you visit the cathedral (I repeat DON`T forget it.....) look at this beautiful astronomical clock. It looks wonderful and it was the last picture I could take because the camera gave up....
This is not the only interesting in the cathedral. You must keep your eyes widely open and take a lot of time to explore it ...
In strasbourg , it is nice way...
by Dophinfly
In strasbourg , it is nice way visit around by boat . It will spend a hour and they take you go over the town . You can visit almost all important places in Strasbourg and there also introduce the history through radio . But look at the picture , it was raining whlie I visited . :(
Alsacian restaurant, I
by call_me_rhia about Au vieux strasbourg
This typical restaurant is a few minutes walk from the cathedral, in one of the side lanes near the Marché aux Cochons de Lait. It's tiny and cosy, with a traditional wooden interior - and friendly (and rushed9 staff. Tarte Flambée (Flammekuche)- which is a sort of very thin pizza-like dish without the tomato sauce, cheese, onions, sour-cream (and even speck sometimes).