It's been another several busy days since I left Paris. First I stopped in Colmar, a medium sized town in the Alsace region of France. It was very different from Paris which was exactly what I was looking for. Colmar is also in the center of the Route du Vin, aka the Wine Road, which is a windy path linking dozens of little towns and hundred of little wineries. Colmar is unique in that it has canalized the river going through it, so the canals in addition to the adorable half-timbered houses, the town was very charming. Despite warnings, I overdosed on all the cuteness and had to take took a long, hard nap after biking to the nearby town of Eguisheim. If Colmar is cute, Eguisheim is it's even cuter pet baby bunny. While I was there, I had a traditional Alsatian lunch of chicken in Riesling sauce with homemade spaetzle noodles which my mouth still waters over.
After Colmar, I stopped in Luxembourg and spent the night on my way to Amsterdam. I visited nearby Vianden to see the castle which was neat....it's a more rustic castle than the palaces in major cities. Stayed in a hostel there, hopefully my last!
After Luxembourg I finally rendezvoused with Andy in Amsterdam where we enjoyed all that all the city has to offer. Thanks to the guidance of Jessica and Marc (Andy's sister and her boyfriend), we were able to sample a variety of Dutch cuisine, which we found out mainly consists of
fried or sugary snack type foods, and cheese in all its glory. Believe me, we're not complaining. Visted the Anne Frank House, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum, which should be (thankfully) the last museums we'll be visiting on this trip. From here on out, it's nothing but cowbells and mountain meadows.
Right now, we're in Lucerne on our way to Gimmelwald. They're preparing for the Lucerne Yodelfest (or so we can gather from the banners), which we might be able to experience in a few days when we come back through here to take the William Tell Express to Lugano. It's a bit muggy here, and we can't wait to get up into the mountains. So, on that note, we're off to enjoy the Alps!
After Colmar, I stopped in Luxembourg and spent the night on my way to Amsterdam. I visited nearby Vianden to see the castle which was neat....it's a more rustic castle than the palaces in major cities. Stayed in a hostel there, hopefully my last!After Luxembourg I finally rendezvoused with Andy in Amsterdam where we enjoyed all that all the city has to offer. Thanks to the guidance of Jessica and Marc (Andy's sister and her boyfriend), we were able to sample a variety of Dutch cuisine, which we found out mainly consists of
fried or sugary snack type foods, and cheese in all its glory. Believe me, we're not complaining. Visted the Anne Frank House, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum, which should be (thankfully) the last museums we'll be visiting on this trip. From here on out, it's nothing but cowbells and mountain meadows.Right now, we're in Lucerne on our way to Gimmelwald. They're preparing for the Lucerne Yodelfest (or so we can gather from the banners), which we might be able to experience in a few days when we come back through here to take the William Tell Express to Lugano. It's a bit muggy here, and we can't wait to get up into the mountains. So, on that note, we're off to enjoy the Alps!
2 comments:
Oops-- don't bring your extra Euros for me.
OK, apparently I'm an idiot, which won't be much of a surprise to some of my relatives. There are at least two comments I have sent you that don't seem to have disappeared somewhere in cyberspace. Go figure! In any event I won't need your extra Euros, because Norman and I decided not to go on the cruise after all. I'm anxious to see you when you get back so I can hear all about your adventures and see your pictures. Have fun for the rest of your trip. Love to you and Andrew. DD
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