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Wandering Strasbourg

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Roger

We ate brunch at a small crepes place on the cathedral plaza. It can be seen on the left in the photo below, just this side of the shop with the white canopy. I ordered one with ham, cheese, egg, … Continue reading →

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Strasbourg Cathedral

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Roger

On Monday morning, we went to Strasbourg. We crossed into France halfway across the bridge over the Rhine River. There was no customs station, and in fact no border presence at all except for a small sign on the railing … Continue reading →

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Bird #544 — White Stork

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Roger

ciconia ciconia (stork) Monday, April 22, 2019 — 9:59 am Kittersburg, Germany — field along the L98 highway This was one of the birds on my “boy I hope I see one of those in Europe” list. I knew my … Continue reading →

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Bird #543 — Graylag Goose

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

anser anser (goose) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 6:15 pm Boblingen, Germany — Oberer See We had finished our circumperambulation of the pond in downtown Boblingen and were back where I had seen the Egyptian Geese an hour earlier. This … Continue reading →

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Bird #542 — Eurasian Moorhen

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

gallinula (little hen) chloropus (from khloros, green, and pous, foot) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 6:05 pm Boblingen, Germany — Oberer See We walked the path around the pond in the park in downtown Boblingen. At one end, there was … Continue reading →

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