Time of procrastination : 5 months
This post is exactly about what I use as the title, the name of an enchanting area in Strasbourg. I visited La Petite France three times during my stay in Strasbourg at the end of 2012. The first time was when I walked around, jumped from a tram to another, just to give my eyes an intro to the city, then I popped up to this distinct area. I recalled that time was so cloudy, as it was in winter so I told myself “I should go back here once the weather is good”. I was lucky as the other day I saw the sky was perfectly bright and so I changed my destination from visiting the museums to be giving another chance to La Petite France.
This post is exactly about what I use as the title, the name of an enchanting area in Strasbourg. I visited La Petite France three times during my stay in Strasbourg at the end of 2012. The first time was when I walked around, jumped from a tram to another, just to give my eyes an intro to the city, then I popped up to this distinct area. I recalled that time was so cloudy, as it was in winter so I told myself “I should go back here once the weather is good”. I was lucky as the other day I saw the sky was perfectly bright and so I changed my destination from visiting the museums to be giving another chance to La Petite France.
C’était vraiment magnifique!
Maybe I haven’t visit many places yet, but in
my opinion this little piece of France is one of the most romantic place in
France. I just felt. And I melt.
Here are some views that will welcome us:
Sorry for my amateur shots, the real views are much
more beautiful than what you see in my photos, hehe…
During our walking and sightseeing inside
the pavement area, we can enjoy the half-timbered buildings here and there. It’s
really more to be Germany than France.
Many of them are restaurants which offer the typical
Alsace culinary, I tasted one of it (I really forgot the complicated name, but
hey, I’ve got the photo, hehe…)
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| the food that I forgot its name, let's call it: stewed fish with vegetables (under the fish I found carrots, potatoes, and others) |
And, the best part is, to walk up to the bridge
and voila! You’ll get one of the best unforgettable moment in your life.
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| before going up... |
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| one of the iconic view of Strasbourg with the Cathedral behind, I'm glad I jumped to this place; maybe it's because the cold weather but I nearly cried the moment I was on the bridge |
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| people on the bridge |
I remember I spent quite some times on the bridge, just in silence, praising God for creating this beautiful scenery, thanking God for bringing me there, enjoying the view, the perfect sky and wind. Since I came early in the morning there were not too much tourist and most of them were also "busy" enjoying the scenery themselves.
The third time, I went there when I had few hours just before my flight. I then decided to join a city tour boat and still got a wow effect. If you have only one day in Strasbourg, I really recommend this place to visit and if you have a chance, have an Alsace styled lunch! If you have more days to spend maybe this post will help you a little bit :)
