22nd October 2014: Strasbourg, France

I've been wanting to head to Strasbourg for the longest time. Alright, not too long. But ever since I heard about it from a friend a year ago. But the price of the train ticket from Frankfurt had been a major put off. Then in October last year, I had an opportunity to visit Frankfurt again and I casually mentioned Strasbourg to the group I was with. Spontaneity at its best, we decided to rent a car and drive there the next day!

It's not very far to travel to Strasbourg from Frankfurt, but for reasons I do not know, the train tickets are very costly. It takes only 2hours, but it cost about 100euros for a return ticket. I'm not too sure if booking the tickets one month in advance will make any difference though. And chances are, you will have to switch between German ICE trains and French TGV trains. So as long as you're not travelling alone, renting a car would be cheaper, and more convenient.

The weather didn't started out great, but I'm glad that at some point, it cleared up a little. We caught some sunshine before it went back to being all gloomy.

In the district of Grand Île and Cathedral Notre Dame.

Grabbed a small bite at a local cafe. Very rustic deco.

Petite France.

Can't express how very thankful I am for such spontaneous company that made this trip possible!