Going with the German spelling of Rhein now. Today was Strasbourg in the morning. It is a medium sized city on the French side of the Rhein but at various times in history, it has been German. Our day started out with a cruise on the river that surrounds the town, looking at the amazing architecture, then to the Cathedral, It dates from the late 1400s and is massive. Big lunch of bouillabaisse for me and veal shank for Dean. He also ate sauerkraut soup. Uh, no. The afternoon was a trip to the Maginot Line. There is a well preserved bunker here that housed 580 men at a time. It is quite the engineering marvel, but as so often happens, they were preparing for the last war. There were decontamination showers and air purification systems in case they got gassed. Sadly, they were no match for the blitzkrieg,. They surrendered without firing a shot. Since this part of France had been part of Germany in the past, the men were conscripted into the German Army and sent to the Russian front where 40% died. On a lighter note, in the kitchen were 3 huge pressure cookers - Dean has found his new Instant Pot!
Dinner with some new friends who seem to enjoy (?) my urology stories.
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Dean with his new Instant Pot
(Actually a pressure cooker in the kitchen on the Maginot Line) |
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| Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Operating Room Maginot Line |
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| Astronomical Clock Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Altar Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Operating Room Maginot Line |
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| Decontamination Equipment Maginot Line |
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| Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Rose Window Cathedral Strasbourg |
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| Entrance to the Bunkers Maginot Line |
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| Interior view of Strasbourg Cathedral |
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| City View Strasbourg |
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| Entrance to Cathedral Strasbourg |
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