Thursday, July 30, 2009

Strasbourg - France

We had taken last week off - just a short summer vacation kinds and we decided to go to Strasbourg in France. Actually it was recommended by a friend of mine. And....God - it was a beautiful city. Infact the whole drive of 5.30 hours(we took 7 hrs) was full of beauty.

It's a city on the border of France and Germany. It's in the Alsace Region in the northeast France. And it is one of the largest cities in the country. This city has many major European Union Institutions. ANd It also has one of the largest ports on River Rhine. The city center of Strasbourg is a World Heritage Site - the first oen to get that recognition. And honestly - it was every inch worth it :) Please go here for all the details on this wonderful city.
Now - Let me take you also on this journey with a series of pictures.

On the way to Strasbourg (Somewhere in Belgium)
Prisha during a break for lunch
Again the route

The beautiful fields
More of nature
And more...
One our first day morning - ready to explore the city. We went for walks in the Petite France Area every day and the walks lasted whole day :) Our only reason to come back to hotel was either Prisha falling asleep or it was late in the night (If we dont get back to hotel - how would we be able to come back to those beautiful surroundings again next day)
Night time Barrage Vauban
The "totally out of the world combo" Expresso + coffee ice cream + freshly baked(warm)coffee-caramel cake( iloved it so much that i had it almost every single day :)
River Ill
Prisha's favorite - the car in the merry go round :) She was taken here every day (Courtesy her dad)
The Cathederal
The famous Maison des tanneurs

Prisha ready for the day long walk on the river banks Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain is among the largest museums of its kind in France

Ps: The pictures are not of a very good quality as our actual camera broke down sometime ago and we had to do away with this small version. And also the enroute pics are from inside the car moving at around 130km/h.
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11 comments:

  1. MonikaJuly 30, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    wow they are lovely pics and it sounds like one good vacation :)

    it was so sweet seeing prisha... she is looking adroable

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  2. BibiAugust 1, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    That sounds like a fun vacation, Prisha looks so adorable:-)

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  3. Life BeginsAugust 4, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    Thnx M n B. It was great. We had a wonderful time.

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  4. pradipwritenowAugust 5, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Superb Photos and wonderful narration.

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  5. Life BeginsAugust 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    Thanks Pradip and welcome to my blog

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  6. Preeti ShenoyAugust 12, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    Sounds like a dream vacation!BTW Where are you based?

    Cheers
    preeti

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  7. OrangeAugust 13, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    Nice blog..it feels as if I have been to this place through your words.
    Good work, and ofcourse nice to see a fellow indian blogger in Netherlands.

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  8. Life BeginsAugust 17, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    @ Preeti : Yes it was indeed a lovely vacation but a week was too short. We want to go there again. We were told - It has one of the biggest christmas markets - so perhaps we would go around that time :)
    And - we live in Netherlands :)

    @Orangesplaash : Welcome. And Thanks! :)

    PS : Sorry for being late in replying - courtesy work load I am a rare blogger these days.

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  9. ganeshAugust 20, 2009 at 5:09 AM

    Great Pictures....Makes me do two things...one think of a nice vacation and two somehow get the expresso combo...looks so inviting

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  10. MampiAugust 24, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Lovely B.
    The trip, the feeling and the pics
    all fresh
    and the look of the blog, love it.
    is that Rodin? Original Rodin?

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  11. Life BeginsAugust 24, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    Thanks a lot Ganesh and Mampi.
    Welcome to my blog Ganesh!! you bet nothing can beat that espresso-cake-icecream combo. :)

    @Mampi - Thanks for liking the blog look - it has been there for few months now :)(So u don't come here so often... :| :| )

    And About Rodin - No that was not the original. Its a cast. The original one is in Rodin Museum in Paris.

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