Day two

Our first full day of riding started at out of the hotel as it did the day before out the gate and off through town.

Our first day. Chablis Loop

Our first days on our tours start with a simple get together with the riders and bikes. Most of us had spent the night before at the starting hotel. We see and set up our bikes provided with parts we want for our trip. Me, pedals, mirror and a phone holder.

The "test" loop was a 9 mile roller around town. The perfect amount of riding to get the feel of the bike to adjust saddle height and learn the shifters. This year, electric shifting.

In the evening on the first day we have a drink together and a meeting to get to know everyone. A simple one lineer to say your name and hello works fine. We stayed at our first hotel of this years trip for two nights.

Champagne and Burgundy Bicycle Tour,

Our Bicycle Tour this year was an eleven day tour of the Champagne and Burgundy regions starting in the town of Chablis.

Our good friends George and Laura joined us this year and made the trip extra fun

Good friends last forever. Not being together yover 2 years mad no difference. It was if we had been together for weeks if not years. So Good.

Strasbourg

Our second stop on our tour was Strasbourg. Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region, formerly Alsace. Both French and German architecture and food. Known for its great White wines and amazing food.

We checked into the Hotel Suisse too early for our room so we stowed the bags and headed out for lunch at one of our favourite spots, "Mama Bubbele" for Tarte Flambee.

Ultra thin crust with a sour cream, onion and bacon top, this fantastic treat has been our choice for our arrival lunch for a couple of years now. Meteor Beer makes things complete for me anyway!

The Notra Dame de Strasbourg.

One of our favourite restaurants in France is "1741" We will return to Strasbourg for this amazing Restaurant All the food is perfectly prepared. Each dish, a work of art! A true eating adventure

We are first served the Champagne and a long card of canopies.

Each canopie maticusly assembled and delicious. Good for one bite of true delight!

Only after, followed by the Amuse-bouche

Each dish is paired with a perfect sometimes local wine. This year they have served other regions wine to fit as best as possible

One of our favourite is a signature dish of the Chef Jeremy Page. Its a creamed potato. the deeper you go, the more caviar you find. When you get to the bottom there is a final layer of miniced onion and Mackerel. Heaven on earth.

There is a lot of food served around the world that just doesn't photograph well. Many comment about people photographing their food is silly and waisting time.

Everything Jeremy serves is beautiful to look at and delicious.

Munich

Our first stop on our 3 week tour was Munich. We love it! Great Hotel in the market away from most of the city noise. This will be our 4th visit and one of our all time favorites.

Right across the way is my favorite restaurant. Quiet and friendly. a small menu but everything delicious! The traditional building was first mentioned as a restaurant in 1633 and has been known and loved as "Bratwurstherzl" since 1901.

Authentic. Not touristy like the huge Beer Halls downtown. Hacker-Pschorr beer only. Around 5 types. Larger and Dunkel (Blonde and Dark) are my favourite. Clean and crisp. Perfect.

Bratwurstherzl is cozy. All organic. Sausages cooked over a Beachwood fire.

The Market is one of our favourite in all of Europe. Anything is available and its open every day.

St Paul's Cathedral

This year's visit worked out well. We love it here and look forward to returning hopefully next year.