Hotel Magnetberg Baden-Baden

... up. I had a computer in front of me while we were chatting so I looked up train schedules from to Strasbourg for him and for me, and we agreed to meet in the station around the time his train arrives.<br><br>On the train from Basel, I learned the hard way that dogs do not travel for free on TV trains. I was charged a large fine on top of the fare for a small dog. His one-way fare was more than half my round trip fare! Luckily I had found a good seat sale for ...

Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise<br>Optional Tour: Haute Königsburg<br><br>"See Strasbourg the way it has been seen through the centuries&#8212;on a canal cruise. In addition to viewing the town's covered bridges, medieval watchtowers and modern building that houses the European Parliament, you will see "Petite France," a picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairy tale"<br><br>(To be continued)<br>

... that had sustained a lot of damage during the war. Sometimes traveling is all about last minute decisions that turn out to be can&#8217;t-miss surprises, and that&#8217;s exactly what Strasbourg became.<br><br>Though there aren&#8217;t many first class sights in Strasbourg &#8211; unless you count the Kronenbourg Brewery that can only be seen with reservations we didn&#8217;t have and the EU Parliament which is really just a bunch of politicians ...

Hablar de Estrasburgo es hablar de la Gran Isla en la que se asienta su centro histórico, abrazada por el rio Ill, afluente del Rhin. Es uno de los cascos medievales mejor conservados de Europa y su catedral es una de las mas altas del mundo. La recorrimos en barco por sus canales y paseamos por el barrio de la Petite France, el mas pinturesco de Estrasburgo y el que tiene mas canales.

This place was incredible! There was just too much that I loved to talk about, but one thing that was really cool was a hotel that they have called "The Little Prince"...after the book and movie The Little Prince. My parents and I LOVED this book when I was little and we used to read it and watch the movie quite a bit. It's a pretty strange story but really neat. One the side of ...

... sample the therapeutic waters..well Lauren did, she fell in the public fountain..alittle too enthusiastically reaching for a twig.<br><br>Then back to the caravan for pasta in a pan and of course Black Forest Gateaux...Frankfurt 5 star Hotel for Stu's birthday is on the cards next..hurrah!<br><br>One observation, Germans tend to decorate the gardens of their static caravans with gnomes and model deers, while the Italians opt for a yappy dog on a piece of string.

... France and walked a winding path to the Cathedral. Unfortunately it was closed for some reason so we only got to admire the exterior. We stopped for lunch at a delicious Alsatian restaurant, Au Dauphin. Here we experience the delicious local specialty, tarte flambée. It is similar in appearance to a pizza. The crust is lighter and thinner, and there is no tomato sauce or cheese, but instead a delicious cream. For toppings, the ...

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.

We woke to find that the Hotel Altenberg was in the middle of a vineyard!! There was a man outside the window at breakfast that was making a wine barrel! Very cool. We had a great breakfast (chocolate granola) and then set out to see the sights. In the morning it is mostly foggy through the valley but as the day goes on the fog burns off. We really wanted to go hiking but until the fog burnt away we decided to go to town and look at the sights there ...

... place for a beer. Buhlertal, itself, is dominated by a Bosch factory so not exactly the most exciting town in which to stay. But, it's close to Baden-Baden and an easy stop if it's getting late. Where we ate: Generally, we didn't eat any place very memorable. The restaurant in Offenburg was chosen mainly because it was open and was mediocre at best. However, in Buhlertal, the Restaurant Gruner Baum was exceptional. They serve ...