On Sunday, September 24th, we checked out of the Ibis and took the train to Zug, where we had a very nice breakfast with Eva, Andreas, Silvia and Kurt.
Andreas is raising a particular type of butterfly, feeding the caterpillars his carrot greens.
We went for a walk up the hill with Eva and Andreas, visiting a small pilgrimage chapel, dedicated to St. Verena. There is a cute little organ there.
Eva took us to the station and we said goodby and caught the train to Strasbourg, via Zurich and Basel.
We had never been to Strasbourg before. We checked in to the Hotel des Vosges, and rushed to the Cathedral, hoping to catch the 6:00 mass. The usher at the door was very rude, skeptical that we were there for mass, since we were fifteen minutes late. Eventually, he let us in, though when Mary Joy went back for a program, he told her we wouldn't need it, since it was in French. Mary Joy told him, in French, that we speak French, so he gave her one. You can see how they would want to avoid having tourists wander in and out during services--quite a few people left early as it was. But this usher went much too far--at one point he told Mary Joy "Tais-toi!" ("Shut up!").
Afterwards, we had dinner at La Table du Gayot--very nice, though the waiter started out a little snarky--does Strasbourg have problems with politeness? But, as always with wait staff, Mary Joy eventually had him eating out of her hand.
We went back to the hotel by way of the Cathedral, which looks very impressive at night.
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