Epilogue
The last day, return journey and conclusion
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Zuletzt in Straßburg
Hello Strasbourg! 🥖🇫🇷
Published: 26.08.2026
Train
Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof → Gare de Strasbourg
TGV · SNCF
Stroll
Gare de Strasbourg → Hotel am Place Kléber
10m
Accommodation
Hotel am Place Kléber
Hotel · Strasbourg
Attraction
Petit France
Strasbourg, Frankreich
Eat
Les P'tites Cocottes
$ · Dinner
Worth seeing
Place Kléber
Strasbourg, Frankreich
For the 1st time in France
I've been on the train for five hours, painting, solving one and a half Sudokus, reading 9.6% of my new book, googling percentage calculations, finishing my first bottle of water, and staring out the window. Now, I allow myself a bit of boredom.
An hour of waiting in Karlsruhe passes quickly while on the phone. Then it’s time for the last of three trains today - a TGV! Double-decker, air-conditioned, and by the way, only bookable with a seat reservation. When will that be introduced in Germany?
The TGV zooms so quickly through the landscape that while I’m still wondering when we’ll cross the border, we’ve already arrived (10 minutes early, Deutsche Bahn could never!) 😂
I’m spit out from the station, which looks like a glass caterpillar, and land right in front of a bee bus.
I walk ten minutes to my hotel on foot, and I’m already thrilled. It’s warm, sunny, and there are many beautiful old houses around me! 🤗
After a short break, I take a stroll through the old town and Petit France. Mon dieu! Everything looks like I’ve landed in a Ghibli film!
💡 Fun Fact: Petit France is a district of Strasbourg with old half-timbered houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. It, along with the whole old town, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The district got its name from syphilis, which was brought in during the 18th century and was also known as the 'French disease.' The district housed the Hospice of the Incurables, which was called 'La Petit France' - Little France. Later, the nickname was transferred to the entire district.
At around 5:30 PM, I feel hungry and tired. At Les P'tites Cocottes, they have Cordon bleu in Strasbourg style. I order it professionally by pointing to a picture in a Google Maps review and raising my eyebrows questioningly, and the waiter says 'Cordon bleu?' and I say 'Oui!'.
I’m now practically fluent. The waiter says goodbye with 'See you soon.' If only he knew how many restaurants and cafés I’ve marked on Google Maps! 😅 #foodtourism
On my way home, I let my intuition guide me more than the map, discovering Place Kléber, after which my hotel is also named.
💡 Fun fact: Kléber was a general who served under Napoleon. His mortal remains rest in a vault beneath the monument at Kléber square.
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