Me and my mom visited La petite France in Strasbourg in a rainy day, it is now a cute little corner in the old town and one of Strasbourg’s main tourist attractions. It is the historic quarter of the city located at the western end of the Grande Île. At Petite France, the River Ill splits up into a number of channels that cascade through an area that was, in the Middle Ages, home to the city’s tanners, millers and fishermen. Petite France forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Grande Île . The half-timbered building are quarter’s unique. Ironically, the name Petite-France (“Little France”) did not have a charming history, it comes from the “hospice of the syphilitic” (Hospice des Vérolés, in French), which was built in the late fifteenth century on this island, to cure persons with syphilis.
It was not an ideal day for photography, but we had only a day or two in Strasbourg. I forgot to share this little post, so here it is at last 🙂
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ld cities are fun !
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They are! How are you doing, I keep seeing your new photos and subject exploration
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Despite the gloominess of the day, the lines and colors of the architecture make the photos stand out. Nicely done. 😊
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Thank you Irene
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In fact, this is an old travel, we went there on 2018 June I think
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Love a city break 😊
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Is not it? ☺️
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Love Strasbourg, one of my favourite cities. Nice to see these photos as I stupidly didn’t take many when I was there.
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Don’t worry, there is always a next time
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Really charming!
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Thank you, how are you doing?
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Doing great, being a kind of celebrity 🙂
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Awesome, tk care
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You are more of husband’s club, he is an IT engineer
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I am myself 🙂 Pretty unique:))
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The title of this post should be corrected with ‘ A Beautiful Rainy Day …’ because of the colorful photographs.
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Hahaha, thank you Miranda, I am glad you liked the photos ☺️
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Great virtual tour! Bye. K
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Thanks
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