Mercure Niederbronn Niederbronn-Les-Bains

Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise
Optional Tour: Haute Königsburg

"See Strasbourg the way it has been seen through the centuries—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"

(To be continued)

... hotel is a big picture of the little prince AND apparently the rooms are decorated after different themes from the book. I didn't get to go in but someday I will definitely stay there.
I also saw my first movie in a German theatre which was really cool...I saw Up, I liked it but obviously didn't understand much. Anyway, I definitely recommend it...even just for a few hours!

... sample the therapeutic waters..well Lauren did, she fell in the public fountain..alittle too enthusiastically reaching for a twig.

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!

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.

Strasbourg may be the most attractive city we’ve ever personally seen. Brugge was cute, but Strasbourg is gorgeous and charming. On any future trip we will plan to spend more time here. The buildings, the canals, the spatzle – it is all just too endearing. The same couldn’t be said of our hotel stay.

We booked two nights at the Petite France Regent Hotel because it was smack middle of the most quaint and beautiful part of ...

... 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 ...

... the way that he does. Finally, I had heard that he was an engaging, charismatic speaker, but after taking his class, I now know that he is not only engaging and charismatic, but he also informed, passionate, and an all around great speaker. The Communications major in me was excited to see that. :)

Thursday night was our last night in Strasbourg, and we still had not taken the canal tour, so we went to the sundown tour, which was at 9:30 pm. I ...

... Michi was the tourguide and took us there. I had yet another kind of beer I hadn't tried before, and Sam and I decided icecream for dinner was a good idea lol.

Ida, being the party animal she was, was keen to go out again. Her and I were the only ones who were keen, and we managed to rope Carson in too. Some of the others had a dooner kebap and went home, but we went to a sheesha bar. It was relaxed and cool, I was a huge fan. Got home at about 3am, but sober so we slept well.

... of a very thin crust (purchased), a sauce of white cheese and cream, sliced onions, and tiny pieces of lardons (fatty pieces of bacon) and baked in a very hot wood oven. Sort of a mild pizza. Imagine...I came to France and ate spaghetti and meat sauce, pizza, and lasagna. The piece de resistance was Daniel's birthday cake-a black forest cake with chocolate sponge (a European cake much ...

... autumn vegetables, a nice salad, and a chocolate flourless cake that tasted more like very rich frosting-it melted in his mouth (and in Judy's too). Judy had poached salmon, boiled potatoes, and very tender spinach-all swimming in butter. Her starter/entrée (appetizer) was escargot (snails) in a wonderful garlic/parsley/oil mixture. Yummm. From Wissembourg (population about 20,000) the road climbed up and up until we reached a pass at 423 m ...

... girl, and we rented bikes and rode to some ruins outside of town. It was on this day that I decided it's too friggin' hot in the south, I now go north.

Next I went to Metz to see my old friend Sandra Le Petit and her family (who I stayed with for the summer when I was 14). Fun fun fun. We basically just hung out a bunch, and on Sunday night we went to go see Alanis Morissette in concert in Luxembourg (where Sandra now lives). She pit n a ...