We got to Strasbourg around 5 pm. This city is extremely difficult to get around!!! They had maps on kiosks outside, but everything was in French and they were not good maps. We eventually found our way to Le Petite France, the area I wanted to see. It was really neat -- old buildings lining the canals, etc. It was getting close to 7 pm, so we decided it was time to find our hotel. The hotel emailed me directions on how to get there via the tram, and then bus. (So, not exactly in Strasbourg...) It took us a long time to actually find a bus stop...
We followed the bus instructions carefully, however we missed the stop "Elise" that we were supposed to get off on. Apparently you had to punch a button for the tram to stop. Thankfully I saw it as we passed, then ran up to the bus driver. He graciously stopped in the middle of the road and let us off on the spot. We walked back to the Elise bus stop. There was nothing in the area except a few car dealerships, and they were closed. There is a nice bike path and cars at the intersection, but nobody else around. Definitely did not look like a Holiday Inn Express area... Our directions said to walk 500 m up from the bus stop to the hotel. But, we had no idea which direction to go. We started walking along a bike path, found some sort of school, then saw this guy and his wife and kids going in to their apartment building. We decided to ask him. He spoke very broken English and didn't know the area well, but he was helpful. His wife had to call her father who told us where our hotel was. We had to continue walking about 0.25 miles, and then we'd see it.
Sure enough, around 8:30 now, we see the Holiday Inn Express sign! So happy. The hotel is super nice. I got this delicious bruscetta dinner from the restaurant downstairs. To get to Europa Park tomorrow, we're calling a taxi!
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