[Leica] IMG: WWI celebrations in rural France - THANKS + Nathan

[Philippe]

Please Nathan, do not mention the wine, else the funny guy overseas will stat twitting again …

I am also always surprised by the helpings, be in the Alacian part of the family, at friends, or at restaurants. But it’s true I’m so skinny …

As part of your Alsacian culture, and to impress the boss. Prosit/Cheers/Saude, Campai, etc. is said: Es gilt! (it counts/matters) looking at the other party dwellers right in the eyes in turn, and clinging each of their glasses against yours. I would not do it with champagne at large family parties when I met Alice. I feared the bubbles would have been shaken away ;-) My father in law resented it. to please him, I now drink my champagne … still :-(

Remember, no mention of the wine!

Amities

No twit Philippe



> Le 15 nov. 2018 à 06:00, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a écrit :
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> I have visited Alsace several time, both when I lived in Belgium in the 1990s (long drive) and especially later, when I lived in Switzerland (short drive), and more recently in connection with business trips to Strasbourg. There are many good reasons to visit this part of France, some of which are:
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> - Philippe and Alice live there
> - the Riesling and the Gewurztraminer
> - the choucroute
> - the pictoresque towns like Riquewihr
> - the Christmas market in Strasbourg
> - the lovely landscapes
> - did I mention the Riesling?
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> In general, I sometimes jokingly say that when it comes to food, Alsace is my favourite part of France: French quality combined with German quantity. What could be better?
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> Cheers and bon appétit!
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>> On 14 Nov 2018, at 23:45, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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>> I've always been interested in the WW1 battlefields, and yet, despite my many visits to France over the years, haven't made it to Alsace. I do want to see the Maginot Line at some stage in the future.
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