April 2007 Rhine Cruise:   Kehl, Germany & Strasbourg, France

Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Viking Sun docked on in Kehl on the German side of the Rhine River.  We boarded motor coaches and crossed over the river for first a driving tour of Strasbourg followed by a walking tour through old Strasbourg, around the cathedral and into La Petite France.  The buses left about 9am and we were back at the boat around 1pm, in time for lunch.

After lunch, we walked around the beautiful little park that runs along the Rhine where we were docked.


On Sunday, April 15th, we arrive around 8:30am in Kehl,...
Disembarking in Kehl.  It's a beautiful little...
We did indeed get a front seat and were able to get some...
If you look closely, you can see a baby stork head...
It's fascinating to see modern day accruements on the...
The Council of Europe building.  Strasbourg is...
European Parliament building.  All of the...
Le Regent Contades, a small upscale hotel, caught our...
It was a Sunday so we didn't see any...
Still on the bus, we drive by this building that was once...
Another old building along the Ill.
A floating restaurant on the river.  It looked...
Bridge over the river Ill.
Former Customs House, now a restaurant and...
Now we're off the bus and ready to start our walking...
And, we're off!
A closer look at the signs hanging overhead. These...
The three remaining towers at Les Ponts...
Strasbourg's Cathedral Notre Dame looms in the distance.
Walking arcoss the river, we can only imagine the stories...
Side street near La Petite France.
Place de la Grand Boucherie - Artwork on wall...
The cathedral looms over one of the Tudor style buldings.
Continuing our walk... so many restored old buildings, so...
One of the many colorful restaurants along our...
This restaurant had a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers...
Carousel in Place Gutenberg in...
Intricate artwork and decoration on top of carousel.
Another colorful café all set up for the lunch crowds.
We did our tour on foot, however there were little tram...
We finally arrive at the cathedral.  This...
The intricate work on the building is visually...
Outside detail of the Rose window above the entrance...
Notice that each of the figures is...
Flying buttresses of the cathedral.
Gas street lights.  It would have been nice to...
Looking back at the cathedral and heading on out on our...
More Tudor style buildings as we look down the Rue de la...
A fascinating Tudor style building painted in different...
An old high peaked building on the edge of La Petite...
Behind two buildings, down an alley, we could see an old...
Public Theater (Theatre Jeune Public) on the River Ill.
Buildings on the Ill in La Petite France.
Beautiful old 1500s style Tudor buildings.  The...
Restaurant Pont St Martin from the rear... right on the...
More buildings on River Ill in La Petite France.
Looking down the river Ill from bridge building over dam.
Former toll collector's house.  The wisteria on...
One of the towers at Ponts Couverts in...
Almost twin windows!  Window boxes with very...
Canal in La Petite France.
One of the canal tour boats.  Our stay was so...
Restaurants along the river / canal.
One last look at the cathedral.
Our Cruise Director (Jochem) and his assistants (Lucia &...
A truly different kind of motorcycle!  It looks...
Back at the boat in time for lunch.  We usually...
After lunch, we had several hours before departing for...
A closer look proved it to be mistletoe!
Looking back at our boat, the Viking Sun, docked in...
Flowers in one of the little gardens in the park.
Sitting in the lounge we looked at the "gang plank" and...
From our room, one last look at Kehl.  We would...

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