Dec 16, 2018 - Kaysersberg

This morning when we woke up (3:30 a.m.) it was cold and drizzling. It took a while but eventually we had a cold but clear and nice day. We watched the ship go through a couple of locks this a.n. The captain said we will be going through 14 altogether. After a "light" breakfast and "light" lunch we were taken to a little town in France named Kaysersberg. It was a charming little town with a lot of original architecture and a lovely Xmas market. Each market is different and has food and drink and handicrafts local to that area. Always the...

Jun 7, 2016 - Change of plan for the day

It was a glorious day so we decided we were heading for the hills. However, when we started off a warning light came up and then another. We returned to the campground and found out where the nearest SEAT dealer was located. Fortunately, it was in the nearby town of Colmar so we headed there to see if they could discover what the problem was. With our pigeon French and Bing Translator and very helpful service technician we got the problem sorted. A sensor had failed and fortunately they had one on stock so was able to fit it straight...

Jun 3, 2016 - Exploring Kaysersberg

From the campground we were able to walk into the small town of Kaysersberg. Our walk took us alongside the river which was in full spate due to the amount of rain. The region of Alsace- Lorraine has a long history of being an area of tug-of- war between France and Germany and so the towns and villages have a very Germanic feel to them. Kaysersberg was first mentioned in records in 1227 when Henry VII, son of Frederick of Hohenstaufen bought the castle at Kaysersberg with the aim to control the Weiss valley. It became an Imperial Town and...

Jun 2, 2016 - Arriving in Kaysersberg, our base to explore the Vosges Mountains

We travelled from Vittel to Kaysersberg via a roundabout route to avoid the twisty turning roads through the mountains. Our journey was mainly on dual carriageways or motorways except the final section where we travelled via a 7km tolled tunnel to just north of Colmar. We were then a short distance via ordinary roads to the small town of Kaysersberg. The last bit of the road to the campground was not helped by parked cars and builders trucks just opposite the campground entrance. The pitch they had reserved for us was not easy to manoeuvre...