Day 4 Strasbourg, Le château de Haut-Koenigsbourg, Une visite chez le Maire

3/22/2011

Today we woke up at 5 am to take the train from La Gare de l'Est to arrive in Strasbourg by 9:15. Once in Strasbourg we went to our hotel and dropped the luggage. At 11:00 am we had an appointment at the Conseil de L'Europe where we learn about the role of the council compared to the parlement which is part of the European Union. Then we went for lunch in the area near the cathedrale. Many of the students tried some food of the region and it was great to see how much they enjoyed trying new food. We then got on the bus for an hour ride to the Chateau de HAut Koenigsbourg in the Alsace region. It is a medieval castle created during the time when Alsace was German. We had to return to Strasbourg for a visit with the mayor's office and were able to meet one of his counselors. They treated us to some Kugelhopf, a traditional cake of Alsace and some juice and water. It was a very interesting visit. For dinner we had the traditional tarte flambée, traditional , with cheese and an apple one for dessert. All in all it was a great day and the weather reached 16 degrees. 9:00 pm: back to the hotel for a good night's sleep. Tomorrow walking tour of Strasbourg

8 Comments

Ali Khan

3/22/2011 06:04:38 pm

This was a great day because we got to Strasbourg by train. This was amazing because we got to see the beauty of France. We went to the European Union and understood how the European Union works. After lunch we also got to see the world's famous castle called Chateau de Haut Koenigsbourg. The castle described the history in France. This was great when saw the beauty of Strasbourg.

Nikita Parmar

3/22/2011 06:15:58 pm

my day (:
by nikita parmar

Well, we had to wake up at around 5ish to catch the 6 54 train. Man, i was exhausted, but the train ride was fun because we played monopoly but a few people next to us were playing poker, a game i still need to learn how to play. on the plus side, i bought a whole bunch of coolio magazines!!!!!! WOOHOOOOO!

later that day, (i'm writing this one day later), we got picked up by the bus and we went to hotel, feel free to look up victoria's garden. THE SHOWERS ARE WACKOOO! it's really scary, the water pressure is crazy high, and it goes everywhere *i'm so sorry marie claire magazine for getting you wet*

a really cool thing that we did after that was we went to the European council, not to be confused with the EU, and we watched a video. *side-note, everyone fell asleep, even ms. ye! sorry for ratting you out (:*

we then had lunch, i ordered a RED WINE chicken, but was disappointed because i couldn't taste the red wine, it tasted simply like gravy. so much for my
rebellious factor

the castle was after that, at first the castle was a bit strange, but then the weapon room was where i got really excited!! holy cow, who knew there were that many names for sword/knife majiggy.

after that was something pretty interesting we met the ASSISTANT mayor! not the legit one, but the ASSISTANT one which is pretty darn funny because we were supposed to meet the real one. whatever, it was fun anyways. we met him at the city hall and had a cocktail party, minus the alcohol. it was fun though.
we also saw a strasbourg notre dame, which is waaay cooler than the legit one.
dinner was great, we had a bunch of tartlets, it was pretty cool! the bathrooms at that hotel were HUMONGOUS!! i was like, holy cow, that is pretty darn cool.

"after the dinner, we walked back to the hotel where everyone crashed for the evening" - ms. rene

Keifer

3/22/2011 06:40:04 pm

Yesterday was pretty fun. We woke up soooo early and my buddy Tristan So was like groaning and complaining and was "Dduuddee, I'm like ssssoooo tired." We then got on a train boarded for Strasbourg. On the train we played ERS, Big 2, and texas hold'em betting with my pejoy sticks. After the 2 hour ride we got off the train and got on a bus to Victoria's Garden the hotel we're staying at. After that we had the awesome experience of going to the European Council. After the short video we saw, the tour lady asked us if we had any questions. The chaperones were asking so many politcal questions and the seats we SO comfortable, we...dozed off. Mr. So, my buddies dad took photos of us. After that we ate lunch, I had a strasbourg specialty of sausges and sauerkrauts. We then visited the pink castle and it was pink. We saw a ton of stuff, including the armory and the storage rooms. After the Castle tour, we had the honor of meeting the ASSISTANT mayor whom i shook hands with. We had a what Nikita called "a cocktail party minus the alcohol". After that we had a Tarte Flambe dinner and then went back to Victoria's Garden. Tristan and I were afraid of our bathroom door. Duh Duh Duh! There was a huge gash in it and it always mysteriously opens by itself. Tristan and i were hiding between the beds when G Hao came in and asked if we had towels. We screamed (in the manly way) and he got scared and hid with us. We conquered our fear of the bathroom door (well, I did, tristan took a bath at his dad's room) and then we crashed for the night.

Tristan

3/22/2011 06:53:20 pm

Yesterday, we had to wake up around 5:00 in the morning. Keifer chang was groaning about how tired he was and how he wanted to sleep more. Once we were all ready, we took the bus to the train station. When we got on the the train, we started to play poker and other card games, while the other table next to us were playing monopoly. The train ride took about 2 hours, but the card games we played took our minds away from the train ride and made the train ride feel short. Once we arrived in strasbourg, we took a bus to our hotel. When we arrived at our hotel, we got our keys and headed up to our room to drop our luggage to the rooms. After that, we took the bus to visit the Euopean council, the speaker spoke a lot which caused some of us to fall a sleep. Then we went to the castle, than the ASSISTANT mayor. It was exciting because i got to take pictures with him, and when i was leaving he shook my hand and said "bon nage," which means good luck in your swimming. Finally, we had dinner and came back to our room. Then we were freaked out about our bathroom door, including G Hao. Then me and Keifer finally crashed.

Aisha Khan

3/22/2011 09:35:13 pm

Seems like lots of fun! Lovely pictures of you all! :)

judy rene

3/23/2011 07:18:38 am

Melissa
2 days before today, we went to then Notre Dame and the Champs Elysees to shop. When we were shopping at the Champs Elysees, we were trying to find bathrooms and when we did find one, it was time already so we ran back to the meeting point but we didn’t see anyone. Then, I called Ms.Ye to ask her where the group went and then we found out and pretty much got into trouble which I don’t want to talk about anymore. Then, we walked up the Arc de Triomphe and the staircase was frustrating and tiring. When we were at the top, we saw the Champs Elysees from the top and the Eiffel Tower. It was beautiful since the sun was pretty much setting. For dinner, we had a buffet that was kind of messed up and confusing… Anyways, yesterday, we woke up at 5 AM and rode the train to Strasbourg. When we were almost there, we looked outside and saw that Strasbourg is like the countryside, a huge different from Paris. When we arrived, we went to the castle Haut Koeningsbourg. It was really cool and for dinner we ate this thing that looked like a pizza and it was pretty good. After dinner, we walked back to the hotel and Ali was trying to pickpocket Rachel…Overall, it was a pretty exciting day.

Vivian
The day before yesterday we were still at Paris. We went to the Notre Dame, walked on the Champs Elysees, and climbed the Arc De Triomphe. I thought the Notre Dame was kinda boring, but it was okay and I liked the windows there. At the Champs Elysees, there were many cool shops. But, we didn’t get to shop/buy anything because somebody had to go to the bathroom. We looked and looked for a bathroom, and found one that cost 50 cents but looked like sewage. Somebody didn’t want to go to that one, so we went to Virgin. We were looking for the magnetic ball thing and we couldn’t find it in Virgin, and they didn’t have a jew’s harp either. We finally found a bathroom, but by that time we were way late. We ran back and some got in a little trouble. The Arc De Triomphe had a pretty good view up there, and we took a lot of pictures.
Yesterday, we woke up at 5 and rode this train thing to come to Strasbourg. At Strasbourg we went to the mayor’s office but the mayor wasn’t there. We also went to the Council of Europe place, but everyone fell asleep. It was kind of fun these days.

David L.
So yesterday we went to Strasbourg from Paris. The whole morning we sat on the bus and then the train. And then we went to the hotel which I think is worse then the hotel before. The blanket was really thin and someone left the window open so the room is really cold. I need to wear my jacket when I sleep.

Daniel H.
It was really tiring yesterday, we woke up at 5:00 am and sat on a train to Strasbourg for two hours. The hotel is a little bit bigger than our previous one, but the breakfast was not so good.

Kitty
In saint michel, we were free to go anywhere for lunch, and we went to this French restaurant and ate escargot. We went to Strasbourg the next day by train, and it was a long journey. We visited a castle and learned about the architect. I think this hotel is even worse than the Ibis in Paris. Compared to last year’s French trip, this one is unique in its own way, however I still like last year’s more.
Cookie
These days I’ve had a lot of fun, though it is always really tiring, everyone (I hope enjoyed it)… In Saint Michel, there are some really antique, really awesome stores that my friends and I really enjoyed very much. The lunch was great too, we chose this restaurant as a random pick, because of the shopping, we wasted very much time, but after choosing the restaurant, we were grateful and the lunch is, as the French say:”MAGNIFIQUE” , The castle, the name I forgotten, was really pretty, and dealing with the ages the castle has passed down, dealing with the middle ages the castle date back, it is in really good form, the rooms inside the castle was really different, one dealing with medieval times, and the other one is completely different because of the art and the illustrations the two rooms has in different! Another event was the mayor, well we didn’t actually meet the mayor, but the mayor’s assistant was really nice enough to give us food and drinks that I hope everyone was “greatful”… Rather then that, everything else was great, though tiring, this trip will last in my mind forever, well, at least for a long period of time.

Adela
We went to the Haut-Korejrb6tnejridkth Castle yesterday, it was rebuilt in the start of the 20th century and was still intact during our visit. It looked like Hogwarts. The paintings on the wall of the inner part of the castle was really cool ☺ The view from the top of the castle was amazing :D

Jennifer
Since we didn’t really walk a lot yesterday, it wasn’t as tiring. However, because we had to wake up early yesterday for the train ride, I was pretty t

Eric

3/28/2011 02:47:28 pm

I think this is great for these happy feelings for the French Trip! :)

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Day 4 Strasbourg, Le château de Haut-Koenigsbourg, Une visite chez le Maire

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