STRASblog: St. Pierre Le Jeune

Fun Fact: Did you know that Alsace is one of the few regions in Europe that has a strong tradition of both wine and beer production. The wine grapes in these parts are Reisling, Gewurtzraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner and Pinot Noir (the only red). Fischer is the most famous local beer. We've been enjoying all of the above quite a bit :) In fact, I usually enjoy a glass while blogging.

St. Pierre Le Jeune
Before we got here, I thought our apartment was going to have a great view overlooking Strasbourg's famous Cathedral. I thought this because one of the pictures we got of our apartment showed a great view of the famous Cathedral. No such view actually exists from our apartment and I think the picture may have been taken from the street. I'm not complaining. I love our apartment for many reasons but our view is nothing special - its of a courtyard. We do, however, have a great view from our bathroom window:

Since day one I've been intrigued about this view. What's behind this beautiful stained glass window that has the misfortune of facing our toilet?

I think you all know I'm pretty type-A. I usually have a long agenda of "TTDs" (Things To Do) written out, by hand, in my daily planner. One day last week I woke up with a long list of tasks I wanted to accomplish but it was so beautiful out! So, I decided to be a tourist and investigate what was behind the bathroom's stained glass window. Turns out, an amazing church - St. Pierre Le Jeune (Saint Pierre The Young):

The oldest part of the church, the Burial Crypt, was built in the 7th century:

The gold person is part of this art exhibit: http://www.protestantismeetimages.com/A-ciel-ouvert-4-installations-de.html

Conor Update: Conor's pinkeye and the related ear infection that came on a day later are both better. The orange eye medication we have to apply four times a day made for some fun photo ops: