Straussbourg, France

It often amazes us how close things can be here. We took a short day trip to visit Strasbourg[Wiki], France, only a couple of hours away.

I thought the most intriging stucture was its sandstone gothic Cathederal, Cathederal of our lady, which in addition to wonderful pipe organs, also has a very fascinating and unique astronomical clock.

One unusual building is acually a bridge. It has a long hallway that goes from one side of the river to the other. As you walk from one side to the other, there are rooms filled with statues, I thought I saw something about storage for a nearby museum. You can also go to the top of the bridge building for a beautiful view of the oldest part of town, where the River Ill splits and forms the inner island. That's where I took the panorama at top with the boys.

Scouting in the Black Forest

A new activity we started with the boys this year is Boy Scouts. I am glad to say that both Matthew and Daniel are loving it! It works out well since much of the merit activities can be a part of our homeschool cirricula too, so they are having fun while learning! The campsite turns out to be only about 8 km from the house here. As a part of the "Cub-a-ree" they got to shoot BB guns, try out archery, do some leaterhwork, review some astronomy, and their favorite, rock climbing!