We left Andy's apartment around 1pm to head toward central Strasbourg, and of course, food was our main purpose initially. We stopped at a pasta/sandwich place before crossing the bridge to the island that is downtown Strasbourg. Happy tummies later, we found our way into town. It was so cute! Shops and restaurants everywhere! If only our tummies could have waited, we could have had Turkish food, or kebabs, or something probably much more tasty (and unique) than pasta and sandwiches. Well, we skipped dessert on this meal so that left the opportunity for a bakery visit!
When Andy and his girlfriend Marina told us about Strasbourg, they told us that there was a lot of history about the place because it had been annexed by Germany, then it was French again, then Germany, etc. We could really see the German influence on some of the buildings in Strasbourg. And, almost every street had names in both French and German. We spent a good few hours walking around checking out the sites, and wandered into the Notre Dame Cathedral there. I found that it most resembled the Duomo in Florence, at least in terms of the outside design. It was pretty chilly out, and we had done a fair amount of walking, so we decided to take the train a few stops back to Andy's apartment. When we got there, they were taking their cat outside for a walk. The cat is more like a dog - tons of energy, loves to explore and play. So Adam and I just sat inside the warm apartment thawing out. When Andy and Marina came back, we decided to go out for dinner for our last night together! They took us to a place in the center of town that they go to for brunch, but also have a good dinner menu. One of the downsides to being Strasbourg was that many people didn't speak English as we had found in the other cities. Thankfully, Andy and Marina helped us translate on the menu so we knew what to order. I got a big salad with goats cheese and toasted bread, and some fresh vegetables, and finished off my meal with a belgian waffle and whipped cream for dessert! See if I hadn't had the salad, I couldn't justify the waffle, but I planned all this out.
We had planned to go to the Academy of Beers because they have almost 100 options for beers! We were stoked about the option ahead of time, but once again, exhaustion hit for all of us, and we decided to just take the train back home for a quiet and early night to bed. Here I am saying goodnight in Andy's apartment. Only one more night of the road trip with Adam, tomorrow is our last driving day. What a trip it's been!
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