Back in Germany, I managed to get to Mannheim. I didn’t really have a plan for Mannheim..so I picked a park that the TomTom920 said I should go see. What did I have to loose?

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This was a realllly big park. At first, I didn’t figure out how to get inside the fence. I found a bunch of exits…no you couldn’t walk in them. So I probably wasted an hour as i wandered around outside the fence. Finally, I turned around and there was the entrance..about 20 feet from where I made a right turn. d’oh!

They had a neat gondola ride in the pond thing that was the length of the park. I bought a round trip ticket…and was kicked off at the far end.

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The sights from the boat ride..

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That was really it for the park. It was closing, and everyone was leaving. So I took a boat ride, which was very nice and relaxing after such a long walk around the exterior of the park… and a nice walk back where I entered.

As I was leaving, I crossed a cool bridge: [flickr]photo:2460205480[/flickr]

It was getting late, and I needed to hurry up a bit.

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Sorry, I couldn’t manage a picture at faster speeds…I tried, but it never worked out. Besides, I was getting passed..often…even at that speed.

Tchuse!

I visited another country! I didn’t even bring a passport, good thing no one asked for that.

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I went to Strasbourg, there’s a Cathedral there. And a famous clock! Apparently, the clock goes off at 12:30 and the figures move around. I got there about 20 minutes before 12:30…and staggered into the church. I then walked right up front. 2 euros, and worth every penny.

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The famous Astronomical clock! It’s really cool, and worth the price of admission. Why? Well, there’s the clock..and the entire church you get to explore. Plan and get there early, don’t just wander in like me…or do, it worked out for me.

The Cathedral is very nice. I enjoy stained glass [flickr]photo:2459363925[/flickr] and the church has it all over. The sunlight coming through it was great. There’s a nice alter, which you cannot walk up to. [flickr]photo:2460199128[/flickr]

Outside, when you are done with being in the Cathedral…you can take a tour on the tram. I enjoy anything in English I can find!

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You get to see a lot of sights, and in the language you can understand. They drove all over, and explained a lot of the items along the way.

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I enjoyed my time in Strasbourg. I got a bit los, and forgot where I parked for awhile. But…the steeple is tall, so, I found my way eventually.

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I paid the parking thing (which was English…) and got out! I sent probably half a day wandering around Strasbourg. On the way back I stopped at McDonalds and ordered the quarter ponder with cheese, medium fries and a coke. The guy next to the girl about died in laughter, and she was a deer caught in my American headlights. Obviously, she didn’t do the English. I got the Royal mit Pommes unt Coke…and I used the Herren Tolieten (which is why I really stopped…but the ordering was just too tempting.)

I have lots more pictures in Flickr, and I’ll do another post now that they’re uploaded!