Sorry, I know my question%26#39;s not about Paris but as this forum appears to be the most active and people here are knowledgeable about France in general, here goes my question:
I%26#39;m thinking about making this trip, but am wondering how nice the natural setting of the Route du Vin will be in June, and then again, in July. I know well enough not to expect any grapes, but will the vines be dried out? Is the natural setting still going to be lovely?
Also, I%26#39;m narrowing down my itinerary, and here%26#39;s what it is so far:
Day 1: Take early train from Paris to Strasbourg, arrive about 10am
Day 1-2: Strasbourg
Day 2 night: Head to Colmar
Day 3: Kaysersberg (Route du Vin)
Day 4: Riquewihr (Route du Vin)
Day 4: Leave in evening from Colmar to Paris
I just put this itinerary together this evening, any ideas, tips would be most appreciated.
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I was last there in August, and the vines were lovely.
Are you planning to rent a car?
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Good to know, thanks! Most likely, we%26#39;ll end up going in July. I%26#39;d worried that with the intense summer heat, the vines would wither by the time we get there...
We plan to take the train the whole time. We find that this is generally cheaper than renting a car.
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car rental is just prohibitively expense. The road is so narrow and crowded. If you can manage with train, stick with that. However, if you drive, you can come and go as you please and it will save lots of time. Be mindful that once you get out of Paris, you have to pay tolls and the tolls are not cheap.
I was in Strasbourg this past feb. It was lovely. Supposedly, the catheral there is one of the places that %26quot;1000 places to see before you die%26quot; mentioned. Are you familiar with this book?
I believe that the hotels in Strasbourg during July are about 20-30% cheaper than other time. I have no idea why. The person at the front desk (not at the one I stayed at) at one of the places where I went to have some coffee told me as such. I stayed at the Le Petit Regent and it was very lovely provided good service, and right in the middle of town.
As for food, you the really thin crust pizza . I forgot what that was called. Supposedly, it is unique to that region. There are lots of Germanic characters there and beer is one of them. Hope this helps a little.
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Thanks for the advice! Hopefully the hotels will be cheaper in July, my bf and I are on a budget! I haven%26#39;t heard of this book, but I%26#39;ll definitely have to look into it.
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The setting of the Route du Vin is gorgeous in the Summer, except that it is very crowded with tourists . The vines won%26#39;t be dried out .
The Alsatian thin crust %26quot;pizza%26quot; that SDWanderlust mentions is called %26quot;Flammenkueche%26quot; . It is covered with cream, bacon and onions and you roll it and eat it with your fingers . Delicious !
Anne
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You really can%26#39;t go to Strasbourg without seeing the nearby Alsatian wine country! We rented a car in Strasbourg in April and drove through all the wonderful small towns ending up in Colmar -- and yes, the %26quot;tarte flambe%26quot; (sic) is soooo good!
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anne2606: Discover has also raved about that %26quot;Flammeküeche%26quot;. Any suggestions where to buy one in Paris - would that be around Gare de l%26#39;Est or around République (where all the Belgian moules-frites-joints are located) ?
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Gittek : I%26#39;ve found a chain of restaurants making tartes flambées in Paris . They are called Flam%26#39;s : go to flams.fr to find their several addresses in Paris . But don%26#39;t expect too much from those restaurants : bear in mind that no self-respecting Alsatian (I am one ! ) would ever consider eating tarte flambée in a chain restaurant ...
But I suppose that this Flam%26#39;s place will at least give you a whiff of what flammenkueche are and then you will want to visit Alsace to taste the %26quot;real%26quot; ones !
Anne
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With a rental car you can get out to the wineries for tastings. I don%26#39;t know how you would do this without a car. Our favs were Weinbach (they taste at the kitchen table and we bought a bottle of wine and had a nice picnic outside) outside of Kayerburg and Marcel Deiss in Bergheim (lovely and inexpensive cremont!) look at vinsalace.com for information on the wines.
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