BlogHide Resteemslovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoRibeauville VillageLocated between mountains and the vineyards of the Alsatian wine route, is the small town of Ribeauville France. The town is very small, housing only 5000 residents, but what is lacks in size…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoA Walk in the FogYesterday was a bit frosty around here. The air has been damp lately so when the temperature drops at night... Wait, am I really about to explain how frost works? 🤔 Breaking news, water…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoThe Historic Village of Kayserberg FranceKayserberg, a name meaning Emperor's Mountain in German, is another small town in the Alsace of France and one of my personal favorites in the area. It will be the next stop on our tour of the…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoPoached Salmon Recipe: Girardet MethodMy wife and I eat salmon about once every week and I usually cook it the same way in the oven with a garlic, lemon and Dijon mustard sauce. But I recently read about a poaching technique that I…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoRiquewihr FranceContinuing with our fall trip to the Alsace region of France brings us to our next stop, the small and charming village of Riquewihr. Similar to Kayserberg and Ribeauville, Riquewihr is a…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoThe Medieval Town of EguisheimEguisheim is another pretty little town in the Alsace of France, with another hard name to pronounce. You can help me out in the comments section if you think you know how it's meant to be…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoAsian Inspired Lamb RibsThe other day I had a hankering for some ribs and decided to make them for supper one night. I thought I was buying pork ribs at the grocery store but realized when I got home that I had actually…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoA Ruined Abbey in Longpont FranceLongpont is a small village of only 255 inhabitants. It's located in Northern France just 13km south of the city of Soisson and about 75km to the northeast of Paris. It's kind of in the middle of…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoGetting a Glimpse of the Vez DonjonAfter visiting the Abbaye ruins in Longpont France we made our way home with a brief stop over down the road in the village of Vez. Like Longpont, Vez is another tiny town with a population of only…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoA Collection of Castles in France and GermanyThe following is a collection of castles that I have visited in France as well as a few that I have seen in Germany. They are listed in no particular order other than being grouped together…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoTour de France 2021 from Champs Élysées ParisLast summer, in 2021, a few of us expats went to Paris to watch the last leg of the Tour de France. It takes place at the Champs Élysée, the famous shopping street that connects to the the Arc de…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoLast Stop in the Alsace France: The Old Town of ColmarColmar is the third largest city in the Alsace after Strasbourg and Mulhouse and the last stop on our tour of the region. I've been procrastinating on writing about the city for a while now, but…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoNice Carnival: A Different Sort of TakePreamble Me and another expat spouse who's currently living in France, recently took a trip down to the French Riviera. We spent two nights in the city of Nice and three days touring a few…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoHomemade Pasta Recipe: Fettuccine AlfredoA little while ago I mentioned that my wife makes homemade pasta once in a while and I said that I would to do a post on the process the next time that she did. Well, she made pasta two nights ago…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoEze: A Perched Village in the French RivieraPerched up on a rocky hilltop in the South of France along the Riviera is the small medieval town of Eze. Its an old village made of grey stone and yellow plaster. It has narrow cobblestone…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoNietzsche Path HikeChemin de Nietzsche The Chemin de Nietzsche or the Nietzsche Path in English, is a 2.1km hiking trail that links the perched village of Eze to the train station and Mediterranean sea…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoMenton France: The Pearl of the RivieraOn Day two of our trip in the French Riviera we headed by train to the city of Menton, a town that some consider to be the "Pearl of France." To be honest, I think there are a lot of Pearls in…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoPoached: Making Breakfast FancyOne of my favorite things to cook in this world are poached eggs. There's something about them that make a dish seem fancy and they're actually really quick and easy to prepare despite their…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoThe Lemon Festival of Menton FranceThe Fête du Citron, also referred to as the Lemon Festival, is an annual Carnival event put on by the city of Menton. It's held every year in the month of February and is the second…lovewater66 (54)in hive-184714 • 2 years agoCrazy Wild Daffodils: Season IIWell it's that time of year again. Spring has sprung and the crazy wild daffodils are out again in full bloom. They come out every February and March in Northern France to mark the begining of…
