Atel Bristol Strasbourg

I started the week in Geneva because of work. During my weekly Skype call with my parents, they mentioned my brother would be leaving for Paris the next morning. Nice of him to tell me! I called him but couldn't get a hold of him, so tried again in the morning. By the time I was awake on Monday, he was in bed for the night, but luckily he woke up and answered the phone. He told me he had a free day on Wednesday with no plans so this would be a good day for us to ...

... France section of town, and we had a great Alsatian meal – me with a classic tarte flambee (Alsatian pizza-like dish) and the local brew, Kronenbourg.

We concluded our pleasant, one-night sojourn in Strasbourg by watching the Marseilles-Real Madrid game in the hotel, and we finally found out the correct pronunciation of the region’s famous wine – Gewürztraminer. The 'w’ is pronounced as a ‘v’, and the ...

... and got lost trying to find others. Our feet were tired and our minds were overflowing with information. The Zevisit audiotours were interesting and informative, but we all agreed two in one day was too many. We decided to take a tram back to the centre and browsed in a few shops on our way back to the car. Then we spotted an ice cream cafe and decided it would be nice to sit and relax with a deliciously decadent ice cream dessert.

... hotel bar to catch up on TravelPod and backing up photos.

We went for dinner to a Chinese restaurant (New China) we had seen near the station, figuring that Chinese would be a nice change for us all. We went for a fixed-price menu at 59 euros for 3 people - a bit pricey but we hoped it would be worth it. The entree of assorted fried items and salad was a bit ...

We caught the wrong train and wound up in Gengenbach. While we were waiting for a train back we met a lady who told us the town had a beautiful old-town section. So we went discovering again. After a good look around we stopped at a pub while we were waiting for the next train and got talking to the owner. Turns out he'd been to Australia on holiday, so we had a good time talking to him until it was time to go.

... lunch at the bakery all in German, yes!! Tomorrow we are heading to Heidelberg, Germany for the day so even more pictures to come. My camera has been dead so I am waiting on other people before I can post Strasbourg pictures. Not much else to report on... I have actually been pretty homesick this week to be honest. Hopefully that goes away, haha!

Nick being incredibly late and us being deceived by countless cars claiming to be him
the inaugural McBrunch
emergence of Bosh's Canadian flag as a force to be reckoned with
longest drive ever to the worst city ever with Nick and Nick's brother
-all roads lead to Reims
-wedding ...

19/4-21/4 Colmar has turned out to be one of my favorites' so far. It is a really nice little town, with lots of old buildings from the around the 16th century, you know the ones, with the wood beams built on the out side, and they all seem to be leaning in all odd angles that shouldn't be safe. This region has been owned by France and Germany so many times that it is hard to tell where you are. They seem to be selling ...

... to silence, your skin to the caress of the breeze, your sense of smell will get its daily fix of that addicting intricate perfume of a freshly-poured glass of wine, and of course your taste buds will be in heaven from start to finish! And as far as your eyes - well - your eyes will be filled with such beauty, it is hard to describe in all the ways and all the villages and all the sights and sites! Strasbourg is definitely the top choice! With its intense ...

We took the train to Strasbourg, a French city on the German border. Cheri and I both forgot our passports, and there was some panic that we would be detained by border authorities. Our conversation about this attracted the attention of some neighboring German passengers, who told us not to worry, that they never checked passports at the French-German border. (I've since learned that this isn't ...