Thursday, June 2, 2011

Ribeauvillé, France

Ahhh, France!  I cannot tell you how beautiful the Alsatian wine region of France is, and my words won't do the area justice.  You just have to go and see for yourself!

Today, we hopped in the car and drove into France for a trip down the Route des vins d'Alsace (wine route of Alsace) and headed to Ribeauvillé - a small, quaint, gorgeous little town along the wine route.  It was a wonderful day!  The weather was perfect, and the wine route was just fantastic!  There were vineyards as far as the eye could see, and we passed through 10 or 15 unbelievable little wine towns similar to Ribeauvillé before we reached our final destination.  Every where we looked was a stunning view of something French - vineyards, cottages, storks, tarte flambées, hanging baskets, etc - and we thoroughly soaked up the French culture! 

When we arrived in Ribeauvillé, we headed to a restaurant tucked away in a small alley.  We devoured the most incredible quiche lorraine, tarte flambée, and wine.  The French really know how to do food!  After lunch, we walked around town, picked up some macaroons, and the most delicious French strawberry pastry things.  (I couldn't tell you what they were called, but I will say that the three of us were in 100% agreement that they were the best desserts we have ever had!  They were some kind of strawberry shortcake, times a million, and the pastry, strawberries, filling, entire concoction was to die for!

Today's trip was definitely a highlight, and Brian and I have decided that we must explore more of France!


We.heart.Ribeauvillé!

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