The market square in the centre of town.

Timber-clad buildings that are actually timber-clad, not just decorative!

The oddly-named River Ill.

That's the old customs house up there.

Looking the other way - the flowers are just one facet of the well-maintained city.

Strasbourg, of course, is a very international city, with the Parliament and the German border. And lots of flags...

A church near where I was staying.

Darkness falls...

...and the city gets even nicer!

Looks like a postcard doesn't it?

The cathedral by night.

River reflections.

Inside the cathedral, the next day.

UPVC, do you think?

Walking through "Petite France".

The European Parliament. They don't let visitors in, it seems...

Fortress Europe again.