Castles & Palaces
From our travels in France and Germany, it became necessary to defind the difference between a palace and a castle—even if it was just for tourist purposes. What I came up with was that a castle was defendable and a palace not. Not surprisingly the dictionary Miriam agreed with me.
Historic Wine Cellar of Strasbourg Hospices
The vins-des-hospices-de-strasbourg was an off the beaten path spot. The cellars which date back to 1395, play a prominent role in Storm Keep. The entrance is in a back corner of the hospital, not well marked, and down a narrow stairway. The modest entry leads to a small showroom, featuring wines from the area. From there, you descend a few steps and e…
Where Science & Religion Meet
This is not a theological discussion, but there is some irony in the astronomic clock being in the Strasbourg Cathedral. Properly known as: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, the cathedral and the clock, the plaza, and the palace across the street are all locations featured in
The Canal de la Marne au Rhin.
The locations in Storm Keep come from our trip along the canal running through the Alsace Region of France. We saw the area from a rented boat, starting in Boofzheim and ending in Hesse The Marne au Rhin runs 195 miles from Vitry-le-Francois to Strasbourg, passing through the amazing Arzviller transversal inclined plane completed in 1968. It replaced 17 …