Written by moatway on April 10, 2004
- I used three Ibis Hotels at the beginning of this trip because, well, because it was so easy to book them. I used smoothhound, but I could just have easily used ibishotels. Having done it,...
Written by UK Flower Girl on March 9, 2004
- Unless you plan to spend a significant amount of time in this area, you will have to pick and choose which villages you would like to visit. My husband and I keep going back...
Written by UK Flower Girl on March 9, 2004
- The wine in this region is wonderfully tasty and mostly white (there is one red grape, the pinot noir). Alsatian wines are "varietal," meaning pressed from one grape variety, and are identified by grape...
Written by NiceGinna on October 15, 2008
- You can drive with your American license in France; you do not need to get an international driving license, just to come for a vacation. If you plan to be longer in France,...
Written by davidx on November 25, 2002
- Just some very general points which do not lend themselves to other pages.
One of the first things I heard about Alsace was that they speak a mixed-up language there - I remember that 'pas de...
Written by NiceGinna on October 13, 2008
- It's best to get ready for travel by not drinking a lot the day before and not drinking a lot on the plane. I usually have just one small bottle with the dinner....
Written by NiceGinna on March 11, 2009
- Strasbourg is very near the German border and this is shown clearly in its cuisine, heavy on the pork sausages and sauerkraut. Their white wines are famous. Culturally, Strasbourg has a lot to...
Written by NiceGinna on March 10, 2009
- I love all the lovely signs that the Alsacien village shops have to indicate what wonderful things they have to sell. Here are just a few......
Alsace
Tourism and Travel Guide