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Next European Adventure

I recently got a hankering to visit the Alsace region of France.  When I say this, more often than not, I get puzzled looks.  Here's a little map assistance...


This is the area of France, and really all of Europe, that is best described as "Fairytale Villages".  It has gone back and forth between France and Germany over the years, so it has influences from both countries.  It also includes Strasbourg which is a Christmas market legend, so why not do another Christmas Market tour?  

I will fly to Paris and spend a couple of days there.  I've been to Paris, but that was 22 years ago, so I want to do some things I missed the first go around, or things I want to see again.  The must see places on my list are Musee d'Orsay (my favorite museum, so it gets a re-visit for sure), Sainte-Chapell, Galeries Lafayette, and see the Champs-Elysees all decked out for Christmas.  I did not love Paris the first go around, but I have found a cute little boutique hotel that is in the 1st District and right in the hub of everything, so I'm getting excited to give it another try.

I'll then travel to Strasbourg.  The next stop will be Colmar, and around Colmar are adorable villages which are a must visit for me (one of which was the basis for Disney's Beauty and the Beast village).  Luckily during the Christmas holidays, they have a bus that you can take from village to village, where normally you would have to rent a car.

After Colmar, I will go to Basel, Switzerland.  I haven't been to Switzerland, so that will be a new country I check off on this trip.  I have read that Basel has a great Christmas market, and what I'm hoping is amazing chocolate!

Finally I will make my way to Germany because I fly out of Frankfurt.  I'm flying out of Frankfurt because (1) the flight was a little cheaper than flying back out of Paris, and WAY cheaper than flying out of Zurich, and (2) I prefer to make a horseshoe track and see new sights rather than completely backtracking to Paris.  I hope to make a stop in Freiburg, Germany along the way, and then go to the Frankfurt market (the largest Christmas market) the evening before I fly back home.

I have booked my plane ticket, 5 hotels (!!!), but now I need to get on booking train tickets, and any activity tickets that need advanced purchase.  

I thought I had everything I could possibly need for the trip, but wouldn't you know, Switzerland has it's own unique electrical plugs.  Those are ordered and on the way to me.  I decided last year I could wear the same thing daily and nobody would know because all you can see in pictures is my parka and scarf, so I also nabbed a new scarf.  

As always, you can follow along on my instagram (and don't forget to check the instagram stories) while I'm gone:  @legallyblondekf

And once I get home, I will post trip updates.

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