TRAVEL

Lindau: A Lake Constance Island

DAY 5 OF 19 We leave Konstanz and hop on the ferry (with the car) towards Meersburg. It rained….and rained….and rained some more, so we...

Konstanz: 3 Countries, 1 Lake

CONTINUATION OF DAY 4 OF 19 We leave Winterthur and drive another half an hour to Konstanz, Germany. Again, fully expecting to pass...

Winterthur: Schloss Kyburg

DAY 4 OF 19 On Day 4 of 19.....we leave Zurich and head somewhat northeast, our next destination is to be Konstanz. However, 30 minutes...

Zurich: Overrated & Overpriced

STILL ON DAY 3 of 19 Yes. We are still on day 3 of 19, and Zurich is where we finally rest for the evening. From Basel we head east about...

Bâle/Basel: Relaxing by the Rhine

STILL ON DAY 3 of 19 We leave Riquewihr and get back on the A35 and head towards Switzerland (about a 45 minute-drive). Approaching the...

Alsace: Riquewhir

STILL ON DAY 3 OF 19 Leaving Ribeauvillé, we hit the road again for a 10-minute drive through more vineyards to the medieval town of...

Alsace: Ribeauvillé

STILL ON DAY 3 OF 19 After the just-as-stressful-back-down-the-mountain-drive and another 20 minutes drive through vine-covered valleys,...

Alsace: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg

DAY 3 OF 19 We were supposed to continue south to Basel, but decided to get an early start and back- track through the Alsace Wine...

Mulhouse: A Ghost Town

STILL ON DAY 2 OF 19 After Colmar, we drove another half-hour to Mulhouse. What can I say about Mulhouse? Not much. I actually took a...

Colmar: Capitale des vins d'Alsace

DAY 2 OF 19 After a lovely breakfast in Strasbourg, then struggling to get into the car without banging the doors on anything (almost had...

Strasbourg: A Bit of France & Germany

FIRST THINGS FIRST... We arrive at the Basel/Mulhouse airport (via an Air Transat direct flight from Montreal to Basel/Mulhouse), get in...

My Travels in Pix & Words

So, with all the places I've been to, plus all the places that are still to come, and with all the photos I've accumulated...and after...