Winter in Strasbourg

Two months ago there was a light snow that stuck for about a day, so I went out and took pictures of Strasbourg with snow. A couple of Sundays ago I went and took a bunch of pictures of flowers at Parc de l'Orangerie, five minutes from my house. So here's a little of winter for your enjoyment. Spring when I return!

This is the view from my window. Rue Berlioz across the way. And I, in case I haven't mentioned it before, live on Rue Beethoven. :-)

Um, I believe that's my church, St. Paul's, behind the trees.

This is next to the river, l'Ille, looking in the direction of the cathedral, though you can't see it.

 This is from the same spot, but looking the other way. That church is definitely my church. This is looking back the way I walked from my appartment.

This is much later - I wandered through several streets, not thinking to take pictures, just enjoying the wandering and knowing which direction I still wanted to head. Since I didn't have much of a sense of direction when I got here, that is a huge accomplishment for me.

This is in an area called Petite France, which looks more German than the rest of the city and is fairly touristry. Not many tourists today, though! This is a bridge with a guard tower. One way down the river was industrial and ugly. The other way looked back the way I came. I froze my hands trying to get these shots just the way I wanted them.

This is looking down the river the direction I came from.

A little wandering later into Petite France, this is a typical house from that area. German-looking, isn't it?

Now I am approaching a dam, in a pretty quiet area, at the time. This wall, covered with snow, between me and the river fascinated me. So I took several photos, experimenting with different foci. Froze my hands, again.

This is where I was standing to take those pictures. I love little gateways going who knows where.

I think I liked the ivy climbing this house.

 And finally, water rushing through the dam. It was a little scary on that cold, overcast day, standing on a rickety wooden bridge watching that water rush out. But, you'll be glad to know, the bridge did not collapse and on a sunny day, it's not scary anymore.

Hopefully, when I get back from spring break travels I can get out and take pictures of Strasbourg with green trees. I'm heading off to Nice, then Florence! I'll be back Saturday. I'm here for Easter morning church service, and then I'm off to Prague for a week! yay for cheap tickets to less-touristry cities! :-)

A bientôt!