Lilahpalooza: On the Road Again

We pulled out of Geneva around 10AM and hit the road. The drive to Strasbourg was quite lovely though we needed to make a number of stops along the way.

First stop, feeding Lilah lunch in a bank parking lot in some random Swiss town cause she couldnt wait another minute. Happily there happened to be a picnic table to strap her high chair onto though it was freezing cold out!

After lunch, we headed to Basel so that Mommy and Daddy could eat too. We got off the highway having no idea where to go and decided to follow the signs toward the Zoo until we got lost and found a little dinette called Restaurant Bijou. None of the waiters or patrons spoke a word of French or English (German only) but we managed our way through ordering spaghetti and meatsauce for Chris and Schnitzel with Pomme Frites for me (all delicious). And, some authentic Black Forest cake for dessert, along with the best hot chocolate (Choki) I have had in a long time.

After lunch, we drove to Colmar, as recommended by John H. The old town area looks like a real city made of gingerbread houses. The Christmas decorations were already up and it looked like Hansel and Gretel might cruise on over any minute. Unfortunately, none of our pictures came out so I am including one I downloaded so you can get a feel for it.

We arrived in Strasbourg around 5:30 and met our hostess at the apartment. I am completely enamoured with Air B&B, BTW. Again we find ourselves in a gorgeous apartment, blocks from the main attraction (the cathedral) for a price well under market value. Here is a link to where we are staying and its even nicer in person:

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/236026

Also, the wife of the couple is an artist. I love with one of the paintings that is hanging and it is perfect for our living room. Of course, it is the one that is not listed as for sale however, I might research the cost of shipping it to the US and if its not too crazy, ask her if she will sell it to me.

For dinner tonight, we headed to the area around the Cathedral for some regional cuisine. We ordered this flat bread with cheese, onions and ham to start and I got a beef and potatoes with rich brown sauce, perfect for cold weather. Then we bundled Lilah up for the stroll home.