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Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 21 2004, 03:48 PM
As an addendum, the German far right makes some political gains in recent elections.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3671490.stm
An eerie moment for me was walking through World War II concentration camp outside Strasbourg, France with German voices all around me . . . . schoolchildren bussed in for the day.
Cowperson
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Strasbourg is a very interesting city. At various times in history it has been part of France and Germany.
http://www.strasbourg.com/
As the intellectual, cultural and economic capital of Alsace, Strasbourg has the scale, the atmosphere and attraction of a big city without overwhelming its citizens. A town to which everyone likes to return because it has always something new and important to say.
Seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament, Strasbourg is the ideal city in which to plan an international congress or seminar. Culturally well endowed, Strasbourg proposes challenging collections in its museums, a lyrical excellence in its Opera house and an ambitious variety of theatrical programms that is world reknown.
The cathedral is magnificant:
http://www.strasbourg.com/cathedral/index.html
I had an eerie moment too. Seeing a war memorial in Berlin was heart-breaking.