Strasbourg has lots & lots of flower boxes along the canals & the River Ill. This area is called Les Ponts Couverts (the Covered Bridges), because in the Middle Ages they had covers made of wood with tiled roofs. Le Barrage Vauban is in the background here; it was a fortification after Strasbourg became French in 1681. Under the arches are floodgates that could be closed to flood the southern part of the city, and thus, to keep it safe from invaders.GG's editor used to ride her bicyclette down this very path--while eating a slice of tarte flambé or tarte aux framboises...or ice cream or you-name-it. Somehow, she maintained a slender figure, in fact she become skinnier during this time. Must've been the cycling...because almost everything was washed down with local vin or the great equalizer, a Kronenbourg. Oh a flood of memories coming in...the tour of Kronenbourg...um, OK, this reverie must be cut short. Must look up cultural highlights, of which there are so many...not to mention the international organizations sitting in Strasbourg...the UNESCO designation...
Off for a day to take a break. In addition to writing on Darfur (real world intrusions, ugh), GG & editor must begin gathering ingredients to bake a tarte or make some confitures for our Sunday visit to Hermione the Cat in new abode. Rumor has it that her jardin overfloweth with herbs & she is feeling her usual generous self.