Tour de France: Alsace Lorraine – Fleurishing
Living in France is by no means a pre-requisite to being a Francophile or exploring France beyond Paris. I’ve never been to Alsace Lorraine myself, so I’m happy to have Philadephia-based Susan Hutchinson of Fleurishing and Nesting LLC to show us around in the ongoing ‘Tour de France’ series. Susan’s mother side of the family is from Strasbourg (there is even a suburb – Zehnacker – named after her family!) and Susan was able to visit the area on a recent visit to France. As Strasbourg is almost on the German border, apparently even Susan has picked up a bit of a German accent when she speaks French. The region looks just delightful from the quaint village feel to the wine routes (Susan recommends Barr and Colmar along the way). . .
{photo above: Romantic Strausbourg}
{Classic Alsace}
{Door detail}
{Iconic architecture}
{Place de la Cathédrale, Notre Dame de Strasbourg}
{Chez Yvonne – favorite restaurant}
{Traditional Alsatian menu… comfort food!}
{France-Alsace wine route}
{vineyards of Alsace}
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Thanks, Susan!
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Pooja Singh
August 5, 2011 at 9:17 am //
Seems like a really beautiful place for holidaying. Thanks for sharing this post.
Kasia Dietz
August 5, 2011 at 9:52 am //
Gorgeous! It’s now on my list. Thanks Anne & Susan!
Susan
August 5, 2011 at 12:20 pm //
Merci Anne, I’m honored to be part of your “tour de france”!
Lost In Cheeseland
August 5, 2011 at 2:04 pm //
Oy, her photos are so gorgeous, I think it calls for a girls trip!
risamay
August 5, 2011 at 5:25 pm //
It looks so charming. That second photo – droolicious. It’s on my list now, too. Never been before. Fixing that is a must!
LindseyBee
August 6, 2011 at 1:23 am //
So very quaint! It’s like the perfect mix of French & German, which is nothing short of beautiful. WHEN I go (no if’s here :)), I will try that restaurant out–looks amazing!
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August 9, 2011 at 7:50 am //
The captures are really adorable and pretty….!!!!
Captures shows the architecture and beauty of the Lorraine. During my future travel to France i will visit this place for sure. Thanks for this post.
Suzanne
August 10, 2011 at 10:17 pm //
What a beautiful place!
sumslay
August 11, 2011 at 3:48 pm //
When I went, I wasn’t looking forward to going to Strasbourg, but it’s really nice AND pretty! I highly recommend it. Extra bonus: Not a lot of English speakers (but enough). Because of it’s location near Germany, many of the people opted to learn German instead of English in school.