Alsace in eastern France

During the week of June 11-18, while our house in Uzes was rented, we decided to take a trip to a region of France which is very unique. Alsace has been sometimes French and other times German territory, depending on who won the last war. It has always had a large German influence due to its proximity on France's eastern border(front?).

Sightseeing in Strasburg

We began our visit traveling along the "Route des Vins d'Alsace", the wine road between Thann in the Haut-Rhine in the south to Marlenhein in the Bas-Rhin to the north stopping occasionally at interesting villages of which there were many. We spent most of our time walking throught picturesque villages with beautiful homes and gardens with windows surrounded by all sorts of flowers in vibrant colors. It was quite a change from the south of  France as was the cuisine which consisted mostly of sausage, sauerkraut and various meat dishes in addition to "flammekueche" which is a sort of thin crust pizza with cream, onions and bacon bits.