{"id":9340,"date":"2017-10-07T16:40:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=9340"},"modified":"2019-05-25T06:21:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T20:21:29","slug":"remirement-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=9340","title":{"rendered":"Remirement, France 2017 \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Travelled: &nbsp;142 kilometres from Bad Krozingen, Germany to Remiremont, France.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Visited: &nbsp;Remiremont<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stayed: &nbsp;Remiremont aire \u20ac6, all the usual service at additional cost. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/wXyFo5uQDQ8Hq1SU8\">N48.01559, E06.60135<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Bad Krozingen it\u2019s less than 20 kilometres to the border crossing on the Rhein River between Mullheim in Germany and Mulhouse in France. &nbsp;We see some very slow traffic ahead, then suddenly we see several French police and customs guards have set up a road block. &nbsp;Perhaps 20 vehicles back in the queue we slowly edge forward. &nbsp;I suggest to Pam to take a picture, but before that can happen we are at the front of the queue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He mutters something I cannot understand in French, I respond in something he may not understand in Australian. He asks again in very good English, Why are you travelling to France ? &nbsp;I respond we are travelling across France to the Chunnel, then back to England. &nbsp;How long will you be&#8230; etc. &nbsp;This goes back and forth, then he asks, please show me your passports ? &nbsp;They are in the safe I respond. &nbsp;By this stage there are 50 cars behind us and he directs me to the area off the road set aside for known ISIS conspirators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By this stage Pam is ready to turn state\u2019s evidence as the questions continue. &nbsp;Obviously my comment about the passports being in a safe has his interest. &nbsp;How much cash do you carry ? &nbsp;About \u20ac200 I state, having no idea how much really, as Pam doesn\u2019t trust me with money, in fact my wallet has been in the safe for 3 months. &nbsp;A little frustrated by now, how many cigarettes do you have ? &nbsp;We don\u2019t smoke I reply. &nbsp;How much alcohol do you carry he asks ? &nbsp;About a dozen cans of beer and a couple of bottles of wine from the Lidl I respond. &nbsp;I can see I have broken him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We start talking about Sydney and how wonderful France is. &nbsp;We both agree it\u2019s all the Germans fault. &nbsp;The Police stop the traffic and everyone waves us goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on the road again, we struggle to re-enter French mode after so many miles elsewhere. &nbsp;Back to lots of round-a-bouts, illogical freeway ramps and seemingly rude people. &nbsp;They are not really rude, they are just French. &nbsp;The trick is to make sure they don\u2019t mistake your for English or American and you\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cernay_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Heading west, we stop in Cernay for a leg stretch, a baguette and maybe something for dinner tonight. The mountains ahead are scattered with small villages which may not offer too much.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cernay_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>The church in Cernay has some interesting murals based on stories from the Bible.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bussang_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>From Cernay the road climbs steadily. We pass several villages promoting skiing \u26f7 as we near Col de Bussang. At less than a thousand metres it\u2019s not particularly high.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Remiremont_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Eventually we roll into Remiremont and straight into the aire (aire=stellplatz). The aire has a gate, everything costs to access via your credit card. We just pay to park only, we will find some water elsewhere tomorrow. &nbsp;We put the front covers on, you can tell it will be cold tonight.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Remiremont_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Having set the Hymer for tonight we go for a late walk into Remiremont. It\u2019s a large town and typically French in style. Some classic public buildings such as the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall or Rathaus).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Remiremont_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1100\"\/><figcaption>The Church of Saint Peter is just across the way.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Remiremont_5.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>The fountain in the main square in Remiremont. Pam is looking for a hairdresser and makes an appointment for tomorrow morning and I want to buy a local data sim and check out the deals as we wander about.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Remiremont_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1100\"\/><figcaption>The sun is setting as we pass the \u2018Memorial to the Volunteer\u2019 circa 1792.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We overnight alone in the aire. &nbsp;Dinner is a magnificient slice of quiche and a chocolate cherry cake. &nbsp;It\u2019s great to be back to artisan bakeries of France. &nbsp;Pam has her hair cut, I purchase a sim, the sun is shining and we roll out of Remiremont to our next adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael and Pam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"bpp_credits\" style=\"clear: both; float: right; width: 200px; height: 70px; text-align: right;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogpadpro.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"vertical-align: middle; font-size: 8pt; color: #999;\">Edited with BlogPad Pro<\/span><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding-left: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/files.blogpadpro.com\/images\/speech-bubble.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travelled: &nbsp;142 kilometres from Bad Krozingen, Germany to Remiremont, France. Visited: &nbsp;Remiremont Stayed: &nbsp;Remiremont aire \u20ac6, all the usual service at additional cost. &nbsp;N48.01559, E06.60135 From Bad Krozingen it\u2019s less than 20 kilometres to the border crossing on the Rhein River between Mullheim in Germany and Mulhouse in France. &nbsp;We see some very slow traffic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":9359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[72],"class_list":{"0":"post-9340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-france","8":"tag-french-villages","9":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9340"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18244,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340\/revisions\/18244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}