France 2004 (Alsace - Bourgogne - Champagne Ardenne)



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A whole pile of stuff to staying alive
[1] At home
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36 KB		 The Wagon R+ has enough space to store everything
[2] At home
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46 KB		 On our way we see a slanting German landscape
[3] The approach
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In the end we also reach the French border
[4] The approach
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29 KB		 In Alsace we set up our tent in the village of Ribeauvillé
[5] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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74 KB		 Just near the campsite there is a path upwards
[6] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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Alongside the path the crucifixion is shown
[7] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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44 KB		 Lookout through the trees
[8] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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59 KB		 It is fortunate that there is a fence alongside the path
[9] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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Almost arrived at the top we see a church
[10] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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55 KB		 It shows out to be a place where pilgrimage was performed for a long time
[11] Ste-Marie sur Mines
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47 KB		 Sara plays tourist in the village of Ribeauvillé
[12] Ribeauvillé
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Mark goes all througt it again by making a picture of the locally famous tower
[13] Ribeauvillé
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41 KB		 Faraway we see a castle at the top of a mountain
[14] Ribeauvillé
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51 KB		 The siësta is held in the park
[15] Ribeauvillé
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Sporty as we are we start just after noon for a long trip
[16] Ribeauvillé
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51 KB		 Quite soon we look down at the roofs
[17] Ribeauvillé
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41 KB		 The trip takes us along grapejards
[18] Ribeauvillé
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Far away two of the three castles
[19] Ribeauvillé
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41 KB		 Some paths are quite steep
[20] Ribeauvillé
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77 KB		 In full sun
[21] Ribeauvillé
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The first lookout is reached
[22] Ribeauvillé
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45 KB		 The castle of Girsberg lies at 524 metres height
[23] Ribeauvillé
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38 KB		 Our next target
[24] Ribeauvillé
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We also have a beautiful view from St Ulrich
[25] Ribeauvillé
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58 KB		 St. Ulrich lies at 520 metres height
[26] Ribeauvillé
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37 KB		 View on castle Girsberg
[27] Ribeauvillé
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It also will be a long trip back
[28] Ribeauvillé
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40 KB		 Both castles captured in one view
[29] Ribeauvillé
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49 KB		 The climbing of castle St. Ulrich
[30] Ribeauvillé
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The soldiers used to have a good view on the castle of Girsberg
[31] Ribeauvillé
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36 KB		 Once again the castle of St Ulrich
[32] Ribeauvillé
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49 KB		 The road down is by another route
[33] Ribeauvillé
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Passing castlewalls
[34] Ribeauvillé
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64 KB		 The next campsite lies along a river
[35] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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34 KB		 It is wonderful peacefully
[36] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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Cooking without the gas being blown out
[37] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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56 KB		 And after that eating pancakes
[38] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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54 KB		 In the afternoon it stays light for a long time
[39] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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Also here the sun has to set in the end
[40] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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27 KB		 There are more people to watch the beautiful sunset
[41] Verdun s-le-Doubs
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34 KB		 Beside a very dutch campsite lays the Reservoir du Panthier
[42] Reservoir du Panthier
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After both of us swam some time we leave again
[43] Reservoir du Panthier
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29 KB		 The scenic village of Chateauneuf is on our way
[44] Chateauneuf
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42 KB		 This village also is on great height
[45] Chateauneuf
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A few moments later we are chained
[46] Chateauneuf
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42 KB		 Searching the car to find a campsite to spend the night
[47] Chateauneuf
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35 KB		 Everywhere we pass by the flaggs are hung out
[48] Chateauneuf
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The campsite of Darois is quiet and mainly used by French visitors
[49] Darois
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62 KB		 The tent is set up in between some high conifers
[50] Darois
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70 KB		 There are rabbits hopping around the tents
[51] Darois
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The rabbits are quite curious
[52] Darois
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64 KB		 Also rabbits taka siësta
[53] Darois
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60 KB		 Sara enjoys a gigantic foam (aka meringue)
[54] Darois
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After Darois we depart to Mesnil St. Pere. A lake we also visited 2 years ago.
[55] Mesnil st. Pere
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22 KB		 People cool down in the water
[56] Mesnil st. Pere
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20 KB		 There are high temperatures measured
[57] Mesnil st. Pere
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The last campsite is in a valley in Luxemburg
[58] Tintesmillen
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12 KB		 With a nice evening we say goodbye to our holiday
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