by leandra | Aug 27, 2018 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
To avoid French toll roads, we took a route through southwestern Germany that reminded us of North Carolina with rolling hills, farms and small towns. This routing also took us right through the town of Schengen, where the agreement on the Schengen zone for borderless...
by leandra | Aug 25, 2018 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
It will come as no surprise that we ate well across Alsace! Thursday After settling into to our apartment we walked over to the Casino Supermarket for some groceries – orange juice, milk, granola (with Belgian chocolate!), comte cheese flavored chips and a $6...
by leandra | Aug 24, 2018 | International Travel, Travel
Riquewihr This little village really looked promising on the drive into town… However, once we parked (car lots were 3€ for two hours with no option for less time) and noticed bus loads of (mostly American) tourists being dropped off at regular intervals, the...
by leandra | Aug 22, 2018 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Haut-Kœnigsbourg Our first day in Alsace was predicted to be the sunniest, so we decided to start explorations here to take advantage of the views. It was one of the top three items on Eric’s must-see list and did not disappoint with amazing views both inside...
by leandra | Aug 16, 2018 | International Travel, Travel
After sailing through customs, collecting our luggage (that we were forced to check for no good reason due to an inconsistent/jerk BA gate agent) and picking up the rental car in Luxembourg, we headed south into France. Based on research the night before, we decided...