STRASBOURG, FRANCE
The center of this town is very well preserved and/or rebuilt.  The Cathedral is a major landmark and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city.  We stayed in a very old and well maintained hotel right next to the Cathedral.  Strasbourg is is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament.

Map of Strasbourg, the Hotel we stayed in I marked with an X and a small red oval close to the Cathedral.

Hotel Cathedral is the light brown one.  We had the room on the far end, not the top floor but the one under it.   I put a small red oval on it but I don't think it shows up.

Our room.
The entire building was real narrow,
about twice the width of this room.

The view from our hotel window.
I had to reach out  a long way as the window opening is about 2 feet deep.

The hotel room window

The view of the Cathedral from our window.

View of the Cathedral from a block away

The Cathedral construction began in the twelfth century, was completed in 1439 and became the World's Tallest Building, surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Illumination Astronomical clock dates from 1843. Its main features, besides the automata, are a perpetual calendar (including a computus), an orrery (planetary dial), a display of the real position of the Sun and the Moon, and solar and lunar eclipses. The main attraction is the procession of the 18 inch high figures of Christ and the Apostles which occurs every day at half past midday while the life-size cock crows thrice

The Illumination Astronomical Clock in the cathedral.

The Illumination Astronomical Clock in the cathedral

For our American service

The old district of Strasbourg is surrounded by these canals.

This area of Strasbourg is known as Petite France

This is one of the big touristy things to do.  Take the Batorma boat tour through the canals and locks.

Maison Des Tanneurs 1572

Panorama from the Barrage Vauban with the medieval bridge Ponts Couverts towers in the foreground  

Saw this guy by the canal.  About the size of a cat.  I don't think it is a rat.  Looks like a beaver with a skinny tail.

Tour boat in the lock, waiting for the water to raise up.

Men in Black