Strasbourg - L'orangerie

Another reason why Strasbourg deserves to be near the top of any list to do with quality of life.....L'orangerie is another park, across the road from the Council of Europe building, a paradise for walkers, joggers, runners, cyclists, children, dog walkers - anyone who wants to get a nature fix in the heart of the city.  Acres and acres of green, trees, flowers, playgrounds, even a little, well kept zoo, and best of all (though we're getting used to the sight now), storks flying about everywhere!  They swoop down overhead and land at your feet.  Massive birds that've made the park their home and colonised the tops of trees and buildings, and mingle freely with us gawking humans.  In other cities, it's the pigeons.  Here it's storks. 

We also went to the Picine du Wackken (sp?).  Hmmmm, well if you live so far from the sea and fancy a swim, what to do?  This is a swimming pool complex with pools to suit all ages and abilities - open-air of course (so it works about 20 days of the year...) and absolutley heaving because Strasbourg's in the middle of a mini-heatwave at the mo'  Bit too much French semi-nudity for my liking though.  There's only so much cellulite and belly fat and pierced bits and pieces that I can take in one go.