Yes, that is a strange name for a French town, but with the borders so close, this area known as Alsace has changed hands so many times that the people took down the French street signs when the Germans came in and saved the signs to put up again when the French retook the area, then took down the German signs and saved them for when the Germans came back. So Steven introduced the town, as Riquewihr, France-Germany-France-Germany-France! A little of both cult...

Early tour by canal boat this morning, we went all around the central part of Strasbourg. It was foggy and cold, but because the bateaux (boats, in French) were covered, our photography was poor, but we were warm. Cruising thru the little locks with the city's shops and quaint houses on either side was charming. Oh, to walk the quay in the early morning, sit at a café and sip strong coffee, munch on a croissant… We got off the canal bateaux and walked in...