Strasbourg

As stated, I probably like France more than I like Germany. Strasbourg France is a city with the best of both worlds. The old half timber houses that are prevalent in Germany line up with the more modern architechure of France. In the photo below you can see the half timber houses and if you look in the distance, the entryway to the old hospital zone can be seen.
Strasbourg today was crazy busy for a Sunday. This is my second visit to the city and I love it. It was very difficult finding a parking place, and we ended up parking near the Police station. Pretty good chance nothing was going to happen to the car there. The reason the place is crazy busy is because the Christmas market opened today, and it was the main reason we were going. This town is amazing, nearly every building has some sort of Christmas decoration. When you walk through the small squares, decor hang suspended from above. Windows are wrapped like presents, lights are every where. So are the people.
The focal point to the town is the gothic Cathedral of Our Lady. In the above picture you can see how the one spier towers above the city. Below is a partial side view, complete with gargoyles and flying buttresses. The first stone for this cathedral was laid in 1015, so we are looking at something nearly a thousand years old. Think about it...
The pink sandstone is unique, and it makes the cathedral a little hard to photgraph. Not to mention the thousands of people milling around.

The interior isn't that elaborate, compared to other gothic churches, in fact it is a bit of a let down.
I would love to spend more time in this city,as there is so much more to see, perhaps on my next trip.