Hotel Maison Rouge 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 &#8211; me with a classic tarte flambee (Alsatian pizza-like dish) and the local brew, Kronenbourg.<br><br>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&#8217;s famous wine &#8211; Gewürztraminer. The 'w&#8217; is pronounced as a &#8216;v&#8217;, and the ...

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.

... 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 ...

... around York for the afternoon, then a dinner in the van near York as a training session. Next morning they trained out and we drove out.<br><br>Walter is great. in a little over a week we have paid for camping once and been down through england, accross northern france and now into the black forest in germany.<br><br>Plan to spend the next 6 weeks doing germany, little of italy, croatia, serbia, hungary, bosnia, austria, poland then towards home to start work on 26th jul in York.

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.

... descendonc donc au centre-ville (la partie pas belle, genre quartier financier), trouvon le parking 58, grimpons dans un vieil ascenseur les dix étages, et hop, le ciel azur de Bruxelles devant nos yeux à 360 degrés. Très cool ! Je prends plusieurs photos... Une fois redescendus, je fais ce que je ne referrai probablement jamais plus de ma vie, me soulager la vessie contre cette fameuse église. Les toilettes semblent "officielles", avec de l'eau, un ...

... and cycling...amidst the splendor. So, starting with the basics and man's basic need - food and drink, or drink and food in this case - let's just say that in the Alsace your palate will be taken to places you didn't know existed! The wines you'll discover along the wine route are fantastic and the local grapes--Tokay Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer, to name a few--produce exceptional vintages. Wine connoisseurs will be definitely be happy and unlike ...

... in French, German, Spanish, and English explained the clock and then there was a short demonstration. The clock is huge, very intricate, and very impressive. The cathedral itself was huge and beautiful. It was now lunch time. We walked to another square and found a nice sit-down restaurant. I had liver (probably of veal and very tender and flavorful) and roasted potatoes. Carol had Salad Niçoise and Denise had chicken ...