May 10 Left Colmar on the 7th and travelled north thru the Alsace wine region, to Strasbourg. Stayed in Strasbourg for 3 nites. Strasbourg, is on the border with Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine, and is the capital of the Alsace region in north eastern France. It's also the seat of the European parliament of the European Union which was created in 1993.

The historical part of the city is the first city centre to be classified in it’s entirety as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. There are many more examples of the half timbered buildings we saw in Colmar - unique to the Alsace region.
The cathedral, at 468’ was world’s tallest building from 1647 to 1874, now it’s the 6th tallest. Also a notable event in this city, Johannes Gutenberg who was born in Germany but was living in Strasbourg when he perfected and unveiled the secret of printing. We enjoyed a river boat tour of the city, some shopping in Galleries Lafayette, the Macys of France, and a meal in a restaurant with lovely art nouveau stained glass walls.
Tonite we are in Epernay, just west of Paris, tho we won't be going there this time. Tomorrow we head for the town of Beauvais, north of Paris for one day/night then off to the airport on Tuesday for the flight home.