🇫🇷 Strasbourg | Where Medieval Fairy Tales Come Alive 🏰✨
"When the EU pressed 'Enter' here, the Middle Ages refused to exit the stage." 🌅 A City That Sparkles At dawn, the canals slice sunlight into diamonds 💎, while the rose window of Notre-Dame Cathedral awakens 🌹. Climb 462 steps up the sandstone spire—touch the chisel marks left by 14th-century stonemasons ⚒️. 🦢 Welcome to Petite France Half-timbered houses 🏠 lean so close over the canals, their gabled roofs almost kiss the water 💋. 16th-century boatmen’s warehouses now hold artisan chocolatiers 🍫 and gingerbread bakeries. 🏰 The Rohan Palace: A Time Capsule Once home to prince-bishops, this Baroque masterpiece now hosts three museums—like a Russian doll of history 🎎. 🚂 Europe’s Quirkiest Hybrid By day: EU parliament debates 🇪🇺. By night: Steampunk train station 🚆 (glass dome + iron dragons = Jules Verne vibes 📖). 🌿 How to Wander Like a Local 1️⃣ At sunset, find the 7th unicorn 🦄 on the carousel 🎠—legend says it grants cross-border love 💘. 2️⃣ Saturday mornings: Marché aux Grains 🍇—sniff out "rebel wines" (Pinot Gris blends that break rules). 3️⃣ Christmas year-round: 160 antique shops sell mistletoe 💋 and heart-shaped gingerbread 🎄 (no December required). #StrasbourgMagic #MedievalDreams