If you follow me on Instagram, you definitely
know that last week I spent in Strasbourg, Alsace. It's a very special city
with a particular story, and it's definitely not easy to say if this city is
more French or German. The French language-yes, but cuisine, food, architecture
are far from being typically French. However, we can never say exactly what a
typical French city is, every region of France is like a little country.
Strasbourg...While it can be rather hot in
summer, in winter it's probably one of the coldest cities of France. If you
have ever visited the Netherlands in winter, you will understand what the
weather looks like in Strasbourg (humidity, wind and snow+rain). The historic
part of the city is not big, but very beautiful. I really enjoyed walking
around the city, exploring its tiny streets and taking pictures of cute houses and doors.
As for the food, Strasbourg is famous for flams,
choucroute, and sausages. I am not a big fan of that kind of food, but every
time I am in Strasbourg I can't resist eating a classic flam with cheese, cream
and lardons. By the way, don't expect to find here croissants, pain aux raisin
or pain au chocolat like the one you may eat in Paris. In Strasbourg, they use
a different type of pastry to bake them and thus they are twice bigger and not
so delicious. However, I found another tasty pastry instead: cretzel with nuts
and honey. Mmmmm!
What to see in Strasbourg. It really depends on
your interests. You can visit European Parliament or Council of Europe...
Otherwise you can check a few museums around the city. In good weather, it's
such a pleasure to walk along the canals or to take a boat tour and to see the
city from a different prospective. Besides this, you can also visit ....Germany
which is just 15 min away by bus.
To see Strasbourg in summer, check my previous article.
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