Dijon is a name almost everyone has heard before.  Dijon mustard, originated in Dijon, France, and you can’t miss it in the gift shops in Dijon, usually available in varying sizes of jars in about a dozen different flavor variations.  Some shops only sell mustard—row after row of this creamy delight!  What gives Dijon mustard […]

REIMS, FRANCE: Big Church, Art Deco, and Champagne On the map, Reims looks like a tiny, little, unspectacular little speck. I was envisioning a small city full of lots of quaint old buildings surrounding the town cathedral. Not so. Reims (pronounced like prince without the p) is a very clean, and neat, and quiet, medium […]

Having just explored the Burgundy and southern Alsace regions, and some of the small wine villages along the Route du Vin, Strasbourg was a bit of a culture shock. With a population of 276,000, Strasbourg is large, and urban, and crowded. The streets are full with residents, students, tourists, and surprisingly, a lot of rough […]