Le bateau 2018

A cool Chateau somewhere in Lorraine Di is more a morning person, me, a night owl. This morning I awoke to the sound of roaring.… Read More »Country Roads – Days 19 & 20, 3rd/4th May

“Petit Venice, Colmar” – or if you can’t see an image, “crap WiFi in Nancy“ Home day yesterday.  We wanted to wander the small town… Read More »Goodbye to Alsace – Day 17 & 18 1st & 2nd May

Riquewihr in the morning “By morning these hills will be swarming with orcs” (Aragorn son of Arathron, Lord of the Rings).  And so it was… Read More »Chateaux – Day 16, 30th

“Sushi”  Part owner, Les des Clefs, Turckheim Dogs are accepted everywhere in France.  Except for one restaurant we saw with a “no dogs” sign, dining… Read More »Dogs – Day 15, 29th

View from our picnic spot out over Wettolsheim and Eguisheim I like hats, wearing one is like a capital letter and a full stop to… Read More »Full Circle – Day 14 28th

Today was one of those laugh out loud, clutch-your-guts-giggling, how did we get it so good days.  Eighteen degrees, bright blue sky, no wind, well… Read More »Bats wings and eye of newt – Day 13 27th

Views over Munster So Hermin and Christiana, our hosts at La Montagne verte in labaroche are proud Alsations, both born within 10minutes drive and both… Read More »Snow Day 11 25th

The day awoke dark and foreboding and the walk before us included the ascent and descent of two Balon des vosges, first into the valley… Read More »Slugs Day 12 26th April

Di awoke with a killer head-ache right across the brow.  The upside, if migraine has such, was a perfect blue sky, a few small puffs… Read More »Encouragement 24th Day 10

In Strasbourg there was this hunting shop.  You might not be big on guns and stuff but I used to love to see hunting gear… Read More »Fat slugs, rain and smoked boar salad Day 9 23th