Strasbourg; Friday, 14 December, 2012

After an OK night’s sleep and a good breakfast inside me I headed over to the Gare du L’Est to pick up my TGV across to Strasbourg.

A comfortable journey, albeit 15 minutes late, I arrived in Strasbourg, caught the tram into the city centre and walked the short distance to the hotel.

After checking in I went for a long walk around the city centre taking in several of the Christmas markets that dot the city at this time of year.

After a while I found myself at the Cathedral, so I had a look around that, and then took advantage of the tower to climb up it and take in the views of the city.

I had a wander down to the riverside and a bit of a walk along there, before hopping on a tram out to the European district where the Human Rights Court and the European Parliament are housed.

Then it was back into town for a quick bite to eat a spot of shopping in the Christmas market and then back to the hotel and an early night.