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Where We Went

Our Itinerary

Here's a summary of all the places we saw. Choose one and click to see much more or follow along day by day and experience the trip as it unfolded for us. As you can see, some days were packed full of adventurous outings. Every day, we learned something new, met new friends and had a great time doing it all.

Close-up of the front of the 13th century Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims, showing details of its Gothic architecture, with pointed arches and ornate stained glass windows.
DAY 1
REIMS
REIMS
A glass of champagne and a pink biscuit at the Martel Champagne Cave in Reims.
DAY 2
MARTEL CHAMPAGNE CAVE
A damp, dimly lit arched stone hallway underground inside Fort de Douaumont in Verdun.
DAY 3
VERDUN
Reflection of blue sky, white clouds and pastel-colored half-timbered buildings in a Colmar canal, flowing alongside a cobblestone street.
DAY 4
COLMAR
Brilliant colors in "The Crucifixion" painting from the captivating Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar.
DAY 4
UNTERLINDEN MUSEUM
REIMS
Towers and exterior of Chateau Haut Koenigsbourg, a medieval castle in Alsace and the beautiful view of the villages and vineyards below.
DAY 5
HAUT KOENIGS-BOURG CASTLE
Pale blue half-timbered building in Kaysersberg with a large gingerbread man waving in an upper window above colorful flowers and a wine shop on the bottom floor.
DAY 5
KAYSERSBERG
Rows and rows of grapevines attached to wooden stakes, bordered by green hills on one side and and white wildflowers on the other, along the Route du Vin in Eguisheim.
DAY 5
EGUISHEIM VINEYARDS & WINERY
Colorful mural painted on a building in Beaune, depicting a movie set for the filming of the popular French movie, La Grande Vadrouille, which was partially filmed in Beaune..
DAY 6
BEAUNE
REIMS
Beautiful stained glass window above the colorful Beaune Altarpiece, Roger van der Weyden's Last Judgement painting at Hotel Dieu.
DAY 6
HOTEL DIEU
Corner tower and weathered exterior of Chateau de Rully, a 12th century castle that has been in the same family for 800 years.
DAY 7
CHATEAU DE RULLY
A golden glow shines from the windows and entrance to Hotel de L'Arve at dusk, with snow-capped mountains including Mont Blanc in the background in Chamonix.
DAY 8
CHAMONIX
Jagged mountain peaks covered with a blanket of snow against a blue sky and a few white clouds on Mont Blanc in Chamonix.
DAY 9
MONT BLANC
REIMS
Blueish-green water flows in Le Thiou River in Annecy, crossed by a short bridge in the distance and lined with cafés, shops and old pastel-colored buildings.
DAY 10
ANNECY
An ancient stone clock tower reaches into the sky next to greenery with pink flowers overhanging a tall stone wall in Vaison-La-Romaine.
DAY 11
VAISON-LA-ROMAINE
A large white statue of Emperor Julius Caesar Augustus stands in a niche high above the stage at the well-preserved 1st century Roman theater in Orange.
DAY 11
ORANGE
A pink ice cream shop sign and pink roses hang from an old stone wall along a cobblestone walkway in the charming village of Seguret.
DAY 12
SEGURET
REIMS
A glass of red wine held in front of bottles of red and white wine on a shelf at Mourchon Winery.
DAY 12
MOURCHON WINERY
Small statue of Mother and Child on a golden building with pale green windowpanes and the Hotel de Ville's clock tower in the background in Aix-En-Provence.
DAY 13
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Bright red and green peppers, cucumbers and yellow squash on market day in Aix-En-Provence.
DAY 14
MARKET DAY
IN AIX
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