Thursday 3 November 2011

November 2 Strasbourg, France a/k/a the best gelato ever!!

Strasbourg is a lovely city but we didn't see much on our way in due to the large amount of fog.  We had a great walk in the Old Town and in the Cathedral Square.  The cathedral was lovely but so huge and gothic.  It houses an astronomical clock which we were lucky enough to see in action.  The figures in the stonework outside were stunning and it is amazing to think of what it looked like when first constructed. 

In the afternoon, we had a culinary tour in Alsace and saw an artisinal gingerbread factory plus a lovely small winery which had some amazing creme champagne and gerwurztraminer (sp?).  Some of the casks dated back hundreds of years with the oldest (not used anymore) being from the 1700s that has the family coat of arms. 

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