Strasbourg, France and the Black Forest

If you look on a map of Germany, you'll see Karlsruhe is basically on the border with France. Well, one day we drove over to Strasbourg to see the sights.














This is the cathedral square. ^^

And this is the cathedral




















Here are a few details of the cathedral -- vaulting over one of the doors and some gargoyles...

































A side street in Strasbourg




















Another part of Strasbourg known as "Petit France" (Little France)




















We ate lunch nearby at a sidewalk cafe -- so help me there was an accordion player...

This is a local delicacy "Tarte Flambee"




















After leaving France, we drove back through the Schwarzwald (Black Forest}, stopping in a few towns, including the ancient resort/spa site of Baden-Baden.

I made a new friend!





















That's not a guy in a bear suit, that's a HUGE stuffed teddy bear.

A "drive-by shooting" on our way through the Schwarzwald.












This is a typical street in the villages of the Black Forest -- note how narrow they are!




















We went shopping for Cookoo clocks. Well...authentic ones are pretty but also pretty expensive.