Strasbourg, France

On Sunday, 24 May, we decided to head home and stopped along our way in Strasbourg, France in the Alsace region (just across the border from Germany).

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg, or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg.

one of the side doors

The front of the Cathedral.

another interior shot

The "Pillar of Angels", next to the...

Astronomical Clock. At 18 meters it is one of the largest in the world and can compute such things such as leap years, equinoxes and Easter.

After touring the interior of the church, we climbed the 161 meter tower.

view on the way up

View of Strasbourg from the Strasbourg Cathedral tower.


view of the cathedral below

A lock on the Ill River. The Grande Île, or Grand Island is the old town of Strasbourg and is an island on the Ill River.

Kevin and boys on a drawbridge across the Ill River.

After Strasbourg, we stopped in two smaller villages in the Alsace region before heading home. Entry on that to follow...