After a series of overcast days we finally got some nice sunshine.
We took a tour at the Cathedral with Dr. Bradshaw and the tour guide who accompanied us was great. There was a lot of intricate work throughout the Cathedral... must see if you head to Strasbourg.
Stopped for crepes afterwards, I had crepes banana nutella (delicious peanut butter like substance you can find in The States).
Checked out part of downtown before leaving for Baden Baden (Germany) with Pr. Hartmann-Mahmud.
On the way to Baden Baden we boarded the wrong connector train, but eventually made it to our destination. Baden Baden or bath bath is a modern version of the Roman Baths - another great experience. You go in and pay for 2 or 3 hours... and you have access to hot baths, cold baths, warm baths, saunas, and an aroma therapy steam room which completely healed all of my ailments from walking the streets of France. The upstairs of Baden Baden is for nudists.... let's just say it wasn't pretty but it was very freeing.
We grabbed some ice cream on the way out of Germany and didn't get back to Strasbourg until late. Rob, Ross, Kara, Kathleen, Carol and I all ate at Pti Max... a very good restaurant close to our apartments. I had salmon prepared with tyme, served with bernese sauce and noodles. The food was delicious. I also had a 'bwowwwni' for dessert which is probably the richest brownie I have ever eaten... which means I thoroughly enjoyed it. The meal plus a coke was around 25Euro.
Everyone walked back to their apts. TC and I decided to go back out on the town - revisiting the area we walked through earlier in the day. The nightlife was refreshing to see because most things here close so early it's hard to imagine that other people are even awake - - you can walk through some parts of town and see no-one. We basically canvased the entire SE portion of Strasbourg, stopping at La Mosquito for some drinks. This bar was packed! - guesstimation provided about 80 people were in a relatively tiny place. TC and I were shoulder to shoulder with a mix of students and locals the entire time we were in there.
On the way back met a girl from Philadelphia who was teaching here is Strasbourg and two of her guy friends from France. We got to discuss the club scene and must-see tourism spots which hopefully I will get to see while here.
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