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Gorgeous building, though very very tall :) The building itself is fantastic looking, the Astronomical Clock’s pretty cool, and there’s a scary looking crucifix.

You can also climb up to a viewing platform for what is – apparently – a great view…not only of the city, but also of Alsace. Typically, I forgot all about doing this until I’d returned to Paris….so I’m just going to have to book a return visit :)

I’ve been here – even if it’s only technically !

I was in Strasbourg for a couple of days and took the #21 bus across the border. Admittedly, I didn’t spend more than a couple of hours in the town, but the beer was cool, what I saw was nice and the people I encountered seemed very friendly…

_{I was badly hampered by my lack of German. If and when I go back, I’ll try to do much better.}

Everything is now booked – I’m holding the train tickets (to and from Paris) and I’ve just booked the hotel. (The hotel looks great, if the website can be trusted, it’s in a fantastic location – close to the cathedral and one or two pubs I’m hoping to loiter in – and the rates are pretty damn good too).

I’m only going to be there a day and a half though, and I know that’s never going to be anywhere near enough time. The Cathedral and La Petite France should be (at least partially) do-able on the afternoon I arrive, and I’m hoping for an hour or two across the border the following day. If I can manage any of the European Institutions too, that’ll be a big bonus.

_{Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait.}