Provence, Piolenc/Orange, 6.6.2025: Baby Carrots and Rosé Wine

Les Buisses chambres d’hôte, Piolenc, Provence, France

It’s now the 8th and I need to catch up on this travel diary. The past two days have been exceptionally busy and/or ones on which there was no chance to write in this diary, because we were traveling and my computer was packed away.

Alsace, Mulhouse, 5.6.2025: Black-Eyed Peas and Soupe à l'oignon

Marché de Mulhouse, Mulhouse, Alsace, France

Since W. was still attending his conference, Steve, K., and I walked this morning to the Marché de Mulhouse. The walk was longish, nearly two miles, but very enjoyable, with the skies sunny and a cool breeze blowing. Google maps provided courtesy of my iPhone kindly took us up this rue and down that one on a winding pathway until we finally arrived at the market. 

Alsace, Mulhouse, 4.6.2025: Storks and Strangers

Auberge du Vieux Mulhouse, Mulhouse, Alsace, France

There were thunderstorms in the night and the rain continued through the morning, so walking and taking photos today was not so easy. But we did manage to get a good walk in under umbrellas, and as we did so, I snapped photos of sights that caught my eye.

Alsace, Saint-Hippolyte and Mulhouse, 3.6.2025: Choucroute Garnie and Singing Blackbird

View of Black Forest through barn in Saint-Hippolyte, Alsace, France

Writing now on the 4th. Yesterday’s itinerary (i.e., the 3rd) was to drive from Würzburg to Alsace. We left Würzburg after breakfast, at 9 A.M. The drive was a fairly easy one, though I say that, of course, as a passenger and not a driver. As with the preceding day, W. and K. alternated driving.