Strasbourg? To go or not?
Jul 21, 2015, 4:58 pm
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I've been to Strasbourg several times, and I like it. I wouldn't detour a southern European trip to visit it again, but I would swing by were I near. Without knowing where you'll be, how long for, and what you're into, it's hard to give a universal answer!
Jul 22, 2015, 1:38 am
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Jul 23, 2015, 2:07 pm
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Thanks for the replies.
I'll be in Lyon and definitely want to head to Geneva from Lyon, my original plan was to fly from Geneva to LHR. If Strasbourg is included in the trip it will be after Geneva, but that means skipping London entirely due to having limited time off work.
I love London and visit London frequently, have many friends and family there and it's been almost two years since my last visit to London. So, I was really looking forward to spending sometime there.
I'm torn.
I'll be in Lyon and definitely want to head to Geneva from Lyon, my original plan was to fly from Geneva to LHR. If Strasbourg is included in the trip it will be after Geneva, but that means skipping London entirely due to having limited time off work.
I love London and visit London frequently, have many friends and family there and it's been almost two years since my last visit to London. So, I was really looking forward to spending sometime there.
I'm torn.
Jul 23, 2015, 2:21 pm
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Thanks for the replies.
I'll be in Lyon and definitely want to head to Geneva from Lyon, my original plan was to fly from Geneva to LHR. If Strasbourg is included in the trip it will be after Geneva, but that means skipping London entirely due to having limited time off work.
I love London and visit London frequently, have many friends and family there and it's been almost two years since my last visit to London. So, I was really looking forward to spending sometime there.
I'm torn.
I'll be in Lyon and definitely want to head to Geneva from Lyon, my original plan was to fly from Geneva to LHR. If Strasbourg is included in the trip it will be after Geneva, but that means skipping London entirely due to having limited time off work.
I love London and visit London frequently, have many friends and family there and it's been almost two years since my last visit to London. So, I was really looking forward to spending sometime there.
I'm torn.
Jul 23, 2015, 3:51 pm
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Jul 23, 2015, 11:13 pm
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I also much prefer Strasbourg to Geneva.
So if you can drop Geneva and go to both Strasbourg and London that would be the best solution.
I can see that you can get direct trains from Lyon to Strasbourg - fastest 3h, 40 min.
So if you can drop Geneva and go to both Strasbourg and London that would be the best solution.
I can see that you can get direct trains from Lyon to Strasbourg - fastest 3h, 40 min.
Jul 25, 2015, 10:26 am
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I get the impression Strasbourg is a small city with limited sights.
Jul 27, 2015, 2:22 pm
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I also like Strasbourg. It's about an hour from where we live so we go there every now and then.
Now, whether I would bother going there from Lyon is of course a different question. The south of France is also very nice and I think if I had to do it, I would head south rather than north.
Now, whether I would bother going there from Lyon is of course a different question. The south of France is also very nice and I think if I had to do it, I would head south rather than north.
Jul 27, 2015, 5:04 pm
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I like it but the culture, especially food and wine, is Alsacian rather than "French."
To answer the question would require knowing how much travel in France and Europe you've already done, your interests, the approximate itinerary and timetable for this trip, etc.
To answer the question would require knowing how much travel in France and Europe you've already done, your interests, the approximate itinerary and timetable for this trip, etc.
Jul 28, 2015, 8:02 pm
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Jul 31, 2015, 2:48 am
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From Lyon, you'd have to change trains in Geneva to get to Lausanne. Or if you'd like to pop up to Dijon (plenty to see and do and drink in Dijon) there is a direct train to Lausanne. And from there you can take Swiss trains up to Strasbourg with a change or two.