Travelogues Grand Est

The first day took me initially to Wiesbaden, where my sister Birgit and her husband Adem live. A small lunch and the exchange of news was a welcome break on my first day of...

15.06.23 We were able to sleep in today - until the lawnmowers started roaring. Jan and I rode into town with the smallest wheels in the world to buy baguette and coincidentally...

13.06.23 After our morning walk to the Boulangerie, we make our way back. It quickly becomes clear that locking upstream is a different story than going down. Where do you...

12.06.23 We were woken up by the lovely sound of the leaf blower. Jan decides to stay in bed. After he finally managed to get up, we had to do some shopping because our water...

11.06.23 We sleep peacefully at our little harbor today. As we scrub the deck in the morning, sweat drips into our eyes - the sun is scorching. The boys make breakfast while the...

In Orconte, we had our first meal. The other boats were all tied up when we arrived, we were the last arrivals. We moored just behind the lock, keeping a distance from the other...

Lock Toul on the Moselle

Strasbourg

A stroll through the UNESCO World Heritage Site

On the train from Lille to Amiens

24.09.2024 Vacherauville - Verdun Partially got up early and was at the lock shortly after 10. Dude arrived only at 11:20, then at 12:30 in Verdun Docking place Verdun ...

09/23/2024 Stenay - Vacherauville We registered in advance for the lock master last night - from Lock No. 27 onwards, the radars apparently don’t work anymore. However, the...

September 22, 2024 Mouzon - Stenay This morning we were able to refuel with water; unfortunately, the showers and toilets were closed. The road to Stenay takes us along a...

August 17, 2014 We - my two younger brothers, my parents and I set off from home in a rented motorhome towards Baden-Wüttemberg. We reached Strasbourg around 2:00 p.m. without...

14.06.23 This morning, Denis goes to the Boulangerie for a change. The hero not only comes back with baguettes and croissants, but also with Eclairs. By chance, we leave at the...

10.06.23 Our first night in the wilderness was accompanied by frog concerts and cricket chirping. The days bring us around 29 degrees, but at night it cools down nicely. After...

08.06.23 After a relaxed day of working from home, we set off in the evening to pick up Denis and Lara. The discussion about whether to go with or without the roof box added...

Langres is located two locks before the summit of the canal. Since there is still the 4820 m long Tunnel de Balesmes to pass through at the summit, we planned to dock a little...

We have already spent a few days on the Canal Champagne-Bourgogne. Saint-Dizier is the first and largest city in the Haut Marne department. The environment changes noticeably...

From Contrisson, the plan was to catch up on the missing locks from the previous day. We had looked at Vitry-le-François on the map, clearly, we will not stop here. On Google,...

After two tough days, we started optimistically for the next stage. The destination was Demange-aux-Eaux, the first lock after the long tunnel. We started early and sensitized...

October 30 - November 1, 2021: Wattwiller F. Our plan for the next few days sounded so simple but was so difficult to implement. But let's start at the beginning. Since...

Metz, France, that went faster than expected. In Germany, the Moselle River was lined with vineyards on both sides. The bike path also went up a bit from time to time, so there...

28.-29.09.2024 Sedan - Pont-à-Bar - Journey Home In the morning, we had the best baguette and croissants for breakfast. Linda actually wanted to have breakfast in the city but...

September 25, 2024 Verdun Exciting Conversations Citadel Verdun Jean Rivière Strolling and Crepes Skat and Wine Pizza nice Pub

Crossing the Rhine into France at Breisach Rhine near Breisach We are in France Our first destination: Neuf-Brisach. The layout resembles Palmanova. But in Neuf-Brisach,...

Our accommodation in Nancy is very cozy. Everything is lovingly decorated and there was a delicious brioche ready to welcome us. After freshening up, we walked around Nancy....

We are in beautiful Alsace, which we have visited several times before. Last year it was so warm that the heating system was not used at all, but this year is a bit different...

There were still about 40 kilometers to Strasbourg. The city is always beautiful, but I've been there a few times already, so I saved myself from doing major sightseeing tours...

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