We spent today in Strasbourg, France. We left Heidelberg very early, and after two lovely train rides (one of which we spent in first class on a very fast train) we arrived in Strasbourg. There we met up with our new Goethe guide, Nicholas. In the morning we visited the European Parliament, learning about the structure of the organization and how they operate. It was very interesting. I think I may have gotten a lesson idea from the visit. And trust, me I asked a LOT of questions.
We then went to lunch before touring the Notre Dame Cathedrale of Strasbourg and the lovely historic area called La Petit France. We had a very knowledgable tour guide for this part of the tour. The cathedral took over 260 years to build and was completed in 1439. Parts of it were damaged by American and English bombs during World War 2, but they were reconstructed during the 1980s. Apparently the site was once the site of the Roman military, due to it being the highest point in the area. Once the Germans took over, they gave it the name Strasbourg (or rather the German version of Strasbourg. The cathedral was orginially supposed to have two towers like Notre Dame in Paris, but the foundation, which was built in the 11th century, couldn't support the weight of two towers. Our day ended after a two hour bus ride to Saarbrucken, Germany, where we will be spending the next three days.
We spent today in Strasbourg, France. We left Heidelberg very early, and after two lovely train rides (one of which we spent in first class on a very fast train) we arrived in Strasbourg. There we met up with our new Goethe guide, Nicholas. In the morning we visited the European Parliament, learning about the structure of the organization and how they operate. It was very interesting. I think I may have gotten a lesson idea from the visit. And trust, me I asked a LOT of questions. 
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