Kyriad - Mulhouse Lutterbach

We had spent a pleasant morning visiting Christmas Market in the greater Colmar area in the Alsace region of France. One town more pleasant than the next all decked out with lights and tinsle. In general we had a good day and the people were helpful and frendly.

Sadly our day was marred by the unpleasant service I and 3 other ladies received today at the Restaurant Wistub zum Pfifferhüs in Ribeauville. 3 of 4 persons each chose meals from the menu, the 4th person, a ...

... that went upside down and I would never go on it in a million years. It was frightning. We did have fun though and then we walked to all the others one with a big wheel we never went on anything else we just watched the peoples faces on them and had a laugh.

The last one was food and stuff and we where going to have something to eat but to be honest I was a bit bored with the food and not very ...

Made some scrambled egg for breakfast and cups of tea not sure what we are doing today, we went for a little walk around not very exciting and everything was closed as it was sunday. We went on the Internet and back to the room for some lunch of local cheese, pate and bread it was really nice. Its a little boring here and feels like a sunday in Warrington but the whole idea is for us to chill out and relax and recharge our ...

Excited today as its Halloween and I like the fun of it; unfortunatly not many places in Europe celebrate it they think its more for the kids but I like it. Woke up early we were going to get the late train at 12 but we had time to get the one at 10 we are going to France today but first we have to go to Switzerland and then into France so we are doing 3 countries in & day again. Its so hard to use the ...

There is yet another fair in Basel right now, the Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair). It is huge! Carnival rides, food stalls, and booths selling trinkets are spread throughout the city. We went out at night to the Münsterplatz to see the action. Beforehand we visited Petersplatz to get raclette over potatoes and steaming Gluwein. Delicious! We also stopped in at the Barf ...

... trunk and backseat, we said goodbye. It was a bit sad for me but mom had a really hard time. This is somewhat amusing as when I moved here, she didn't shed a tear when I left, but cried like a baby when Lincoln left later when my sister came to visit.

Anyway, finally they got in the car and I joined the man by the exit so we could wave them along the way. The entire trip mom and dad joked about how happy they are I was with them because without me they just get ...

... gave us a lot of information not on the signs and plaques next to the paintings. It took us about two hours to go through the collection with the guide as a companion. It was a really great exhibit; very informative and interesting. We learned a lot about Van Gogh during our time there and it was so cool to see how is talent progressed over time, along with his mental instability.

After the exhibit and mom ...

... with costumes and masks and bands. Damn near froze standing still for that long, but I had a good vantage point for the pictures so I wasn't going to move for fear of losing my spot. After the parade we got stuck into the gluhwein and some hot food then went back to the hostel for a hot shower, then out for dinner. We went to a local brewery that had a restaurant incorporated and had such a good time that we made it a regular while we were there.

Today my dad and I made a day trip into Mulhouse, in the Alsace, in order to visit the Schlumpf car museum ("Le Cité de l'Automobile"). This really isn't mum's sort of thing, so she was happy not to accompany us this time. It is the biggest single collection of cars in the world, with a grand total of 437 items! Mr. Schlumpf (I kid you not) was a very wealthy Swiss man who made his money, together with his brother, through a woollen mill in the Alsace - and spent it ...

... and our beach addiction, we decide that catching the parents'car for 1,5 travelling month appears as the cheapest and feasable solution :). Then, we throw in all the necessary equipment for and say bye. We even did not really know what could be our destination. Ngoc was looking on the map to propose locations. We then remind both hearing one day that Ré island was wonderful and that was enough to take the corresponding road. The journey was really amazing. The only fixed ...