Strasbourg was one of those happy delightful accidents, when the path that life takes you on turns out to be even more wonderful than the plan that you would have chosen for yourself. We were still trying to find ways to visit the Black Forest without actually staying...

First thing to do in a new country?

Eat! 

Ross learned French in High School, and he was always going on and on about 'Pain au Chocolat'. I gathered that this was some kind of French Pastry. Or maybe he was talking about chocolate eclairs.... Mmmm, who cares? I'd take e...

We hadn't originally intended to go to France, we just wanted to concentrate on a few countries and not complicate things. I mean...France! There is so much to see and do there that we thought to just save it all for another time. Europe can be a bit overwhelming at ti...