We rented a car for 2 days so we could see more of the area. It’s difficult and not very efficient to do it with public transportation. This is the only car we plan to have on our trip. Today we began by driving to the furthest point to see Château du Haut- Koenigsbourg in the Vosges Mountains. It was raining as we began the drive north. As we climbed up the small and winding mountain road the mist turned to fog. We finally reached the Château at the top. We parked the car and searched for the entrance until we were stopped by security. The château was closed. What? Will it be open tomorrow. Nope. Maybe next week. They couldn’t, or wouldn’t, tell us why. We couldn’t even take pictures of the view from there because it was too foggy.

Okay, time to go see some villages. First up we went to Ribeauvillé. It was raining but we walked around town.

Then we tried Riquewihr. The machine at the parking lot wouldn’t complete the transaction and give us a ticket. Oh well…. Next up, Kayserberg…a more colorful village.

Our final stop was in Turckheim, to visit the winery Étienne recommended. I did a little tasting and bought a few bottles of wine. At this point we were pretty wet and ready to call it a day. Back to Colmar we went.