We arrived in Strasbourg at 0730 and boarded a canal boat for a cruise of this old city (the only French town we visit).
A spectacular cathedral sits in the centre of the old town which is actually an island. It is considered one of the best examples of Gothic architecture and was certainly impressive.
It contains beautiful stained glass windows and an astronomical clock which was finished in 1843 and replaced a previous clock from the late 16th century.
In the afternoon Warren and I split up for the optional excursions. I went on a bus tour of the French countryside in the Alsace region which included a wine tasting.
Warren travelled to the tunnels of the Maginot line. This line of fortifications was constructed by France in the 1930s just inside the borders of Switzerland, Germany and Luxembourg. It didn’t go along the Belgium border however and this is how the Germans invaded France during WW2.
