| Family Travels Alsace |
| Alsace is the white wine region of eastern France. Home-base in Colmar & fall in love with this town. Spend at least one full day in Colmar...explore it's alleys and streets...sample the tarte flambee and quiche. Visit the Unterlinden Museum (don't miss it) Find the Maison des Tetes (the House of Heads) Shop the local market near the Cathedral on Thursday and Saturdays. and visit the Monoprix grocery store and load up on picnic supplies before you head out of town to explore the Routes des Vins d'Alsace (The Alsace Wine Route) Get a map....and still get lost. Just follow the signs and explore. You will fall in love with Alsace. We did in 2002...so we returned to do exactly the same thing in 2009 |
| Visit the Unterlinden Museum One of the best museums in France. Brent loved the medieval weapons section |
| COLMAR |
| Hotel Turenne - 10, route de Bâle - 68000 Colmar FRANCE Tél. +33(0) 3 89 21 58 58 Very nice. Very central location Breakfast not incl. (we thought it was) We have stayed here twice www.turenne.com |
| Date Last Visited -- 2002, 2009 |
| La Route des Vine d'Alsace |
| EGUISHEIM We arrived early in the morning on Sunday....as the bells were tolling for church. We walked around the ring road...the only tourists in sight...as the echos of bells rang through the alleys for over 15 minutes. |
| The bells didn't end...they rung out, it seemed, just for us. The cobblestones danced between the crowded towering homes. The alleys between the buildings welcomed sunlight to creep through and dry the morning dew off the cascading window flowers. --Erica, age 13 The Poet |
| Chateau de Hohlandsbourg is a crumbling fortress atop the wine hills of the region. The views are breathtaking. The castle is fun for kids to explore |
| Alsace is filled with cute villages, it's famous storks, wine vineyards and wine cellars begging you to drop by for a visit. |
| KASERBURG We love Kayersburg. Come take a stroll through the village and marvel at the wonderful buildings and bubbling brooks. Find the local pottery place. Enjoy some ice cream and the local music. Beauty even comes at the most surprising |
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| I remember that there was so many heads on the house. Also I counted all of the heads and there was 112 heads on the house. Rick Steves was wrong, because his book said there was 102 heads but there was a lot more than that. --Amanda, age 6 Miss Know-it-All |
