The Wine Route! Day 7 and 8 - Ammerschwihr and Colmar

Friday, May 27th 2011
(also, might I recommend zooming in on pictures here and there, as they're much more clear when enlarged!)

So. Tired.

Today we biked to Ammerschwihr, and no I don't know how to pronounce it either. 

Again, some great biking today.

Biking to Ammerschwihr

We passed through whatever village this is below to climb a cute little castle we spotted.

See the tiny, tiny little castle?

Man was it WINDY up there, but it gave great views of the village below:

Views looking down from tiny, tiny castle.

We were both tired when we finally arrived to Ammerschwihr, but it was still relatively early and we couldn't resist trying to make it to a nearby village.

Half-heartedly my legs tried to pedal up and down what were some hilly paths, and at one point we just had to stop out of sheer exhaustion. At least there was this beautiful view when we stopped:

We decided to head back before we really got to anywhere in particular, and found that while it was the smallest, least picturesque of all villages we've stayed in, the menu's for the restaurants were twice as expensive, if not more. And being so small, there were virtually no other choices.

Luckily, there is a pizza van that stops in the village once a week, and it happened to fall on today! We shared two pizzas and a coke while sitting in a little square where the only other life was a hungry cat, and turned in early for the night.

Love, 

Katie

Saturday, May 28th 2011

Last day of the Wine Road!

Our final destination was Colmar, where we arrived after yet another excellent stretch of biking, and found that it had a "Little Venice" -

The "Little Venice" in Colmar

The river in this city is what made it stand out (besides the fact it was an actual city and not some small village) and we enjoyed a long, lazy walk along it, admiring the ever-beautiful homes and other buildings.

Colmar

Colmar

We had so much time before our train left, that we decided to take a nap and read and people-watch in a park not too far from the train station:

Oh, young love.

Relaxing before hopping on the train home.

An absolutely unforgettable trip, all of which was possible thanks to Alberto. I won't soon forget the charm of the region of Alsace, nor the beauty I experienced along the bike paths and in the forests and all the wonderful villages in between. 

Love to all, 

Katie