La Cholotte Les Rouges-Eaux

... 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 ...

... route. Stops in the Medieval town of Colmar and the picturesque village of Riquewihr are included. Experience the charm of medieval Colmar in its historic center and the picturesque timber-framed houses in the village of Riquewihr."

(T o be continued)

... be quiet (nothing’s changed since I travelled to France by train on a school trip).

Arriving at Colmar, we met our dear Professor Vino (aka Lits) at the station and wandered through Colmar to our hotel. Tessa and Marcus arrived by car at the same time – we were later relieved as they brought our purchases back with them! Lits had arranged a terrific programme of vineyard visits and tastings (translating to ...

Otra vez en Francia. En la rivera del alto Rhin Colmar es un ejemplo de ciudad medieval bien conservada, con casas de entramado estilo alsaciano y canales llenos de vida. Conserva perfectamente el ambiente urbano de las ciudades centroeuropeas que nacieron alrededor de las rutas comerciales.

... from Colmar and ther are many of his statues around. Mid afternoon we headed towards Switzerland to Gerzensee a little place near Bern . We think our GPS "Georges" has taken a dislike to us as he lead us to a bridge which we would describe as a pedestrian bridge across a fast moving river. We turned around andd he kept taking us back there. Finally we asked and were told cars could go across, so with me ...

... affordable wine thanks to some young vintners (the French equivalent of 4H, I suppose.) Attila had a bottle of wine and I had a tarte flambe... a sort of thin-crust pizza with ham and onions and without the sauce. After lunch, we cruised the town and did a little shopping for souvenirs. I checked out the Unterlinden museum, but not being an art officienado, I found it a little flat.

We ...

... was the site of 2 World Wars and somehow managed to not get destroyed. Rolling hills, picturesque little villages in rolling hills and some of the best food and wine in France.

... br>Ally was incredibly jet-lagged when she got here and is still wrestling with it (I think Lincoln is too) so we didn't do much. We walked down into the markets and had crepes for lunch (Lincoln's first restaurant experience!) and then walked down to the Rhine. Ally and Lincoln were both exhausted after that so we went back to my place where she slept for the next 17 hours or so.

Today was a holiday ...

... bakers/patisserie shop and had my first millefeuille which was sublime. I thought I'd meander along the Doub to Besancon, a town I'd have liked to have seen. I saw traffic, protesters and police in that order. This was a result of most of public workers (including radio stations) were on strike. Apart from the sheer chaos caused by the police effectively closing down three towns, everyone was in good ...

Ahh....back to my favorite country in Europe. I almost forgot how much I loved France and then I jumped off the train, smelled the fresh baked baguettes, and passed 10 beautiful women in a row. Oh yeah, that is why I love France. Strasbourg is French but being right on the border with Germany, it has the best of both worlds. The great French food, wine, and women while 40 percent of the people speak German(it makes my life slightly easier) and they have good German beer ...