A stork and it's chick in the nest.

The Vauban Barrage allowed the entire southern front of Strausbourg to be flodded for protection. It was built about 1690.

A canal in "Petite France" in Strausbourg.

Strausbourg has many half-timbered houses in "Petite France".

A 1900 Carosel still in operation.

The Rhine has been canalized but the banks are still scenic.

The River Queen has just entered the last lock on the Rhine and the gates have been closed behind us.

The lock gates have been opened and we are getting ready to leave. You can see by the watermarks how far we have dropped.

The Speyer Museum

The carthedral at Speyer from the main street. It is quite late and the light is fading fast.