Ibis Strasbourg La Vigie Ostwald

... I asked why she was not able to serve the salad and pommes sauted without the accompanying meat or fish! She was adamant that this was all that she was prepared to offer. My friend therefore chose not to eat at all. Madam then informed us that all four had to eat or none of us could, insinuating that we would have to leave. At this point I would like to offer my most heartfelt congratulations that obviously Mdm and Msr Thomann are in the happy position of being able to ...

... and bought our train tickets home. Mine was round trip but I had to get a ticket for Lincoln. Without the fine attached, it was only 5 Euros. I really wish I had known ahead of time!

I had a really nice day visiting with my brother. I haven't seen him since I left Canada back in October, so it was almost a full year. Wow, time flies! He headed back to Paris and will continue on to Barcelona in a few days so I am a bit jealous - I absolutely love Barcelona!

... er’ is said with an accent making it sound like ‘air’. This question had bothered me since the last time we were in Alsace.

Au revoir, France. A bien tot.

She Said:

Deciding where to go on a whim for a day that isn’t already scheduled into the itinerary used to be our most fun task. But we quickly discovered that with time restraints, money considerations, and more than just two of us to consider, it ...

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.

... tarte flambée contains only bacon and onions. We decided to take it to the next level where they also add cheese as a topping. It was delicious! We completed our meal with French beer, Kronenbourg, which is everywhere here (though I have drank it in Canada as well). After lunch we started our second audio tour but were tired of walking long before it was completed. We had visited many important buildings outside of 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.

Day trip from Villingen. Wolfach has a factory cum tourist attraction where they blow the glass manually. It was good to watch them making vases etc. in the traditional way. The highlight for me was dobbing Roz in to get up on the stage and blow her own vase. She did a good job, and we bought the vase and brought it home. A very special souvenir.

... blockade
-all the tolls (~30E one way)
epic excursion to the Zenith (highway, pointy fence, cow ****)
Queens of the Stone Age at the Zenith
-missed 2/3 of their 1.5 hour set
-small venue
tucked in by 12 (sneaking in through the window of the hotel due to max 2 per room)

... going even FASTER! But with the Mercedes it was no problem getting to our destination in record time. At a steady 100 mph there wasn't a shimmy or a shake...nice. Our destination was CITY CENTER, Strasbourg. It felt wonderful to be back on French soil. It was quickly evident when we saw the first boulangerie displaying croissants and pastries that can only be found in France. Ahh and the chatter of a language I ...

... couple were from Bruges Belgium. Rudy liked to talk a lot. He talked to us for a long time. He told us all about himself - he used to work for a company in Canton Ohio called Timpkin. He talked about Timpkin as if it was McDonalds, wondering how it was possible that I hadn't heard of it. Strangely, we found out later on that my Aunt, who is from Ohio, has heard of Timpkin and even knows many people who have worked there. The sad ending to this story is that Timpkin has recently left ...