a place in the sun, home or away

[fred]

I lived in France for quite some time.
In a very beautiful part of Alsace not too far from Strasbourg and just an hour drive from Basle airport.

I agree with you Steve, there's something about life in France and the potential for peace of mind.

I'm not sure how life is in these days, but I was always sorry to leave.

We have friends in a village called kinzheim in Alsace..Do you know it? Its nr to Colmar.
They have a huge wine cellar but being French they only really drink wine at meal times..
That is until we visit!! He is a tourist guide in Haut Koenigsbourg chateau and he was often late for work due to my visits and our "wine tasting".. Fantastic wine IMO.
The village looked a bit German to me although he didn't seem to appreciate me mentioning it for some reason!!