The Stevenson Ohana

12/3/2021: One of the highlights of the trip was an unexpected detour. Riley had the idea of walking from Riquewihr to Ribeauville and then talking a bus to Colmar instead of original plan of going strait to Colmar. It was such an awesome walk, about an hour in the France countryside. We were surrounded by miles of grapevines on both sides and had the sun shining overhead. It was so nice and pretty and could only imagine what spring or summer would be like. We passed through a couple small towns and loved Ribeauville, which we originally didn't plan on going too! It was so nice and such a fun little adventure. 

12/2/2021: Riquewihr! Getting to Riquewihr was a bit a bit tricky for us, but 100% worth it. Turns out not too many uber and taxi drivers wanted to come here, but ended up finding the nicest driver and it worked out in the end. I think next time we would drive or be more prepared on the buses that come to the market. It is such a small cute village. Strait out of Beauty and the Beast!  Our airbnb place was such a cute location right next to bell-tower and these first pictures was the view from our window. So charming. We really enjoyed our time here and change of pace from bustling Strasbourg. 

i spy an american flag :) 

our airbnb

December 1-2, 2021: Strasbourg! The day before our flight Luke asked randomly 'what time we were flying?', and proceeded to tell me 'the best time for flights is in the middle of the night when we wake him up and get on an airplane.' Funny boy! We do have a tendency to book the cheaper AM flights waking the boys up really early when it is still dark and commuting (middle of the night for them haha). They both always wake up so happy knowing we are going on a plane and have been such good little travelers and thank goodness the flights are never too long. We had a really empty flight to Basel and then took a bus to Strasbourg, France.

Strasbourg was pretty cold and rainy and covered in CHRISTMAS! It was really magical and our first time experiencing the famous 'Christmas Markets of Europe'.  So many cute shops and tents and rides all decked out in lights and holly. Strasbourg has been named the "Capital of Christmas' and really such a neat place to visit to start out our holiday season. We spent a day and half there exploring and trying out new food and seeing the shops. There was a few merry-go-rounds that the boys begged to do so we did those a couple times here and was the highlight for them.  

our little road warriors