That town, hike and castle was worth the trip all by itself. Hope you enjoyed it, Esther. Would love to see some of Esther's favourite photographs at end her trip.
You guys are in amazing shape to walk, hike, talk, climb mountain and stairs and film all at once. I am loving the trip. Thank you for taking us along. Congratulations to Esther on a lovely Senior Trip. Yummy, tarte flambée or Flammkuchen as we Germans say. Love that.
Wow so beautiful, and so much history...I lived in Europe for 7 years, while in the military... i loved traveling, to all the different countries... brings back a lot of memories.... thanks for sharing... lots of wonderful memories for you Esther... great choice, of places to visit...
I'm french and hearing that a flammekueche is like a quesadillas, it's hard, it's my favorite meal haha😁 just cottage cheese with some bites of bacon, onions and a very very fine layer of bread dough (before it was done the day the bread was made, they used the remaining of the dough and took these basic ingredients they had all year long) enjoy your stay and I have no doubt you'll have beautiful pictures Esther 😁!
I live about one hour away from there in Germany in the black forest, and we visit the "Elsass" as the area is called here in Germany very frequently. It's so much fun knowing exactly where you are and having visited those places too. The Elsass and the black forest have a lot of things in common. We both have the most gorgeous old castles and tiny mideval cities and our food is very similar. Even our dialects are so similar that we somehow are able to understand eo without actually speaking the other languages, but most of us are able to speak the other language anyways. We share a tight and loving bond. I absolutely love Mike's commentary, he is just plain hilarious. Thank you for taking us along on all your amazing travels.
So glad I could be with Esther and mum and dad so lovely I enjoyed your meal and sweet sorry it over still you have all the great memories love to all your family from airdrie Scotland
Thank you for sharing. I’m blown away by how gorgeous that area of France is and how beautiful the buildings are up against that vivid blue cloudy sky. If I ever get to France, this is the area I will venture to. And also thank you for sharing your food choices with us. Ham and cheese pizza/flatbread. Oh my. It looked so good and I can just imagine how it would taste. What is better than good cheese!
MIKE YOU DO REALIZE ESTER IS TRULY YOU & MEGANS DAUGHTER. SHE IS SO MUCH LIKE HER MOTHER. GOD HAD YOUR CHILDREN EACH ONE PLANNED OUT PERFECTLY .. WHAT AN AWESOME THING Y’all MEGAN & MIKE DO FOR EACH GROWN CHILD. MAKING BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
I loved your travels. France was amazing! My ancestors came over from France. Always wanted to go, but seeing through your eyes is awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Second time we follow you on a trip. First time 4 years ago in Ireland/Dublin. And this week we visited Colmar after seeing your video last saturday and on monday we stayed in Eguisheim nearby Colmar. Thanks again for sharing your journeys!
I can't believe there are that many castles together!! And I'm pretty singing Belle's song from beauty and the beast everytime you enter a village lol Thank you so much for sharing!!
Looked calm and peaceful at all the places visited. Seems to be a great time of year to visit with the right gear. Hope Esther remembers this trip for the rest of her life🤪🤪🤒
I really appreciate Mike..... for realizes!!!!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful vacation with Esther!! Mon Dieu, tres manifique!!! My favorite line from one of my favorite movies (French Kiss) You're so French!!!😘
Love being able to accompany you on your adventures! It would be great to have a video on how you go about planning your trips. Especially how you select your accommodations; then how you find and choose which local places to visit, etc. You seem to have a great knack for putting together unique vacations...Thank you!
watching your most recent videos with esther has been quite addicting 😂 love the vibes and i genuinely feel as if i was on a school trip with you guys ☺️💗
What a delight! I love your channel and come from a big family, am deeply into old things+ renovating, and am a Francophile. So, this video is layers + layers of fun!
Had to stop at 9:39 to Say Megan I don't mind at all walk every nook lol 😅 I LOVE your walks in France it's so beautiful. Thank you so much sending much hugs from Oklahoma 🙋♀️❤
It kinda looks like the little village in Beauty and the Beast. The next place looked like Downton Abbey. WOW that looked like a long hike to the castle. I have vertigo and climbed 98 steps up to the top of Shrine of the Sun in Colorado Springs. It had very narrow stairs with low rails. But I went all the way up went out on the balcony (was very windy). I think it's about 9,000 feet above sea level. Great trip, I'd love to visit there.
Esther thank you for letting us share your Senior Trip with you. Loved the singing Megan - my first thought was - she has no idea that's on film. lol As for the heights - i'm fine going up but coming down is something i do not enjoy. Thanks for taking us to France.
Oh, dang! It had to end. 'Twas a lovely trip in every way! I could almost taste the food. And perhaps my sore legs, if (big IF) I could actually do those hikes!!
I love this trip! Thank you for sharing it with us! The castles were amazing. Hope you took a photo of those info sign, then you can translate later! Or I guess you can look them up on line too. It’s amazing what the constructed so long ago.
This spring had that surprise week of winterweather. But you enjoyed the jewels of the Alsace. Well hiked, these châteaux! Next time visit Bretagne. Check out Mont St Michel before and then after walled city St Malo head for Fort de la Latte , yes!, a fortress above the sea near the Cap Fréhel cliffs. Or les Hautes Alpes: walled city and fortress Briançon, the parc des Écrins around Vallouise, the St Véran highest village of France in the Queyras valley and Embrun, amongst other marvellous very high mountains and marvels.
Oh wow you are in Alsace ! It looks like Riquewihr or Ribeauvillé ? Well I think it is Ribeauvillé ! It is not far from where I live! So cool! I live nearly next To the Swiss Border near Basel ! Bisous from Alsace ! 😁😍😍😘😘😘🤗
Thank You Esther for choosing this trip. This is why I was so disappointed when you cut your Euro trip short before you made it to Germany (hint, hint Daniel, Andrew etc . . . ). This region of France is the next best thing though. As for the signs for the most part it seems the French do not really care for non-French speakers so it did not surprise me that signs at tourist sites are only in French. Looking forward to the next video and glad you made it home safe.
That town, hike and castle was worth the trip all by itself. Hope you enjoyed it, Esther. Would love to see some of Esther's favourite photographs at end her trip.
What camera is Esther using?
It is so special how hard you two work to be able to give your kids all these experiences!
I am living vicariously thru you guys ... such beautiful scenery and villages .... just like a fairytale .... thanks for sharing!
I couldn't wait for another update on your trip! Hope you are all, especially Esther, are having a great time!
You guys are in amazing shape to walk, hike, talk, climb mountain and stairs and film all at once. I am loving the trip. Thank you for taking us along. Congratulations to Esther on a lovely Senior Trip.
Yummy, tarte flambée or Flammkuchen as we Germans say. Love that.
Anyone else reminded of the castle locations for Ladyhawke (although filmed in Italy). Ester, congrats! You are our Queen Ladyhawke!👑🏰👸🏻
Wow so beautiful, and so much history...I lived in Europe for 7 years, while in the military... i loved traveling, to all the different countries... brings back a lot of memories.... thanks for sharing... lots of wonderful memories for you Esther... great choice, of places to visit...
Stopped to listen to this bird sing 🥺 I love you guys . I need to stop abs enjoy the simple things in my everyday life like that
So happy that Esther was able to have such a wonderful senior trip in such a beautiful country. Love the castles and centuries old buildings.
I'm french and hearing that a flammekueche is like a quesadillas, it's hard, it's my favorite meal haha😁 just cottage cheese with some bites of bacon, onions and a very very fine layer of bread dough (before it was done the day the bread was made, they used the remaining of the dough and took these basic ingredients they had all year long) enjoy your stay and I have no doubt you'll have beautiful pictures Esther 😁!
Flammenkueche is not french but german, Alsace has it because it was german most of its history.
Found your channel recently and have been binge watching. I love people that adopt. Thank you
So proud of you Esther, you such a lovely young woman. God bless
So beautiful! I loved every minute. Thank you for sharing and letting me know to add this region of France to my bucket list.
Lovely to see you having another adventure - enjoy! Thanks for sharing - hello from London : - )
Thanks for taking us along! This is not a place I had even thought about visiting before.
I live about one hour away from there in Germany in the black forest, and we visit the "Elsass" as the area is called here in Germany very frequently. It's so much fun knowing exactly where you are and having visited those places too. The Elsass and the black forest have a lot of things in common. We both have the most gorgeous old castles and tiny mideval cities and our food is very similar. Even our dialects are so similar that we somehow are able to understand eo without actually speaking the other languages, but most of us are able to speak the other language anyways. We share a tight and loving bond. I absolutely love Mike's commentary, he is just plain hilarious. Thank you for taking us along on all your amazing travels.
You showing the veiws over the edge made me feel like I was going over the edge and gave me wicked butterflies !!
Beautiful absolutely breathtaking....why a wonderful trip for Esther...
What an amazing gift you are giving to sweet Ester. So many enchanting villages and cities you have shared with us. Thank you!
Thank you for taking us along!
Glad she got to go. She is such a nice young lady. Good luck to her in the future.
The village house are so nice and just walking around the village looked nice. Glad you all made it home safely.
I can’t even picture being there- it is so beautiful!!! You probably remember very well When you think about your sore legs from climbing. 💜
Thank you for bringing us along!!
"Every day, it's a quiet village...." Thanks Megan. I have had that song stuck in my head lol
Loving watching Esther’s senior trip!
So glad I could be with Esther and mum and dad so lovely I enjoyed your meal and sweet sorry it over still you have all the great memories love to all your family from airdrie Scotland
Thank you for sharing. I’m blown away by how gorgeous that area of France is and how beautiful the buildings are up against that vivid blue cloudy sky. If I ever get to France, this is the area I will venture to. And also thank you for sharing your food choices with us. Ham and cheese pizza/flatbread. Oh my. It looked so good and I can just imagine how it would taste. What is better than good cheese!
You guys always have the best adventures! 😍
Megan I am SO PROUD of you!!! Haven’t finished the video yet but I had to say that!!!!
I will be watching this about 5 more times. This was awesome!
MIKE YOU DO REALIZE ESTER IS TRULY YOU & MEGANS DAUGHTER. SHE IS SO MUCH LIKE HER MOTHER. GOD HAD YOUR CHILDREN EACH ONE PLANNED OUT PERFECTLY .. WHAT AN AWESOME THING Y’all MEGAN & MIKE DO FOR EACH GROWN CHILD. MAKING BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
I love that you stopped to listen to the bird. I love doing that too!
Proud of you all for not letting the weather get in your way! You are like those of us who live on the rainy side of Washington State !
What an awesome adventure! Something you will all remember!
Everything you guys showed ( The breads ) made me hungry! Always that way on vacations!
I loved your travels. France was amazing! My ancestors came over from France. Always wanted to go, but seeing through your eyes is awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Oh my goodness! Such a magical place, and breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Just beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing xx
Second time we follow you on a trip. First time 4 years ago in Ireland/Dublin. And this week we visited Colmar after seeing your video last saturday and on monday we stayed in Eguisheim nearby Colmar. Thanks again for sharing your journeys!
Thank you so much for taking us on yourtrip❤
Beautiful! Thanks for taking us with you guys😁
Such cute little towns. I have a real fear of stairs too so I can totally relate! The food all looks amazing! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Myself and my daughters are really enjoying these videos ❤️
those castle's are so neat! love the old towns and their charm! very envious of your trip! 😁
That was awesome. Thankyou for sharing. ❤
So beautiful, my favorite so far! Thank you for sharing with us!
Looks like y’all just kept stepping into paintings. Beautiful!
Esther, can’t wait to see some of your photos🤠❤️
So very lovely! Proud of you Megan. Such marvelous memories 🤠❤️
Love Mike's sarcasm. He's so funny. Can't wait for his book on Cathedrals 😆. Looks like you guys had a great trip!
Thanks for showing us the French castles. It was so cool to see!
You guys sure do find the coolest places to travel!
What a beautiful village, the castles were amazing, lovely tour today.
Beautiful place with gorgeous views!! Thank you for sharing! 👍💞💖💝💖💞👍
Thank you for bringing us along on your amazing adventure, what a grill to take it all in.
Trill
I can't believe there are that many castles together!! And I'm pretty singing Belle's song from beauty and the beast everytime you enter a village lol
Thank you so much for sharing!!
Looked calm and peaceful at all the places visited. Seems to be a great time of year to visit with the right gear. Hope Esther remembers this trip for the rest of her life🤪🤪🤒
If you like novels? ‘Pillars of the Earth’ is set at the time when these churches and castles built. Great story too!
Love Love Love this! Thanks for sharing!
I really appreciate Mike..... for realizes!!!!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful vacation with Esther!! Mon Dieu, tres manifique!!! My favorite line from one of my favorite movies (French Kiss) You're so French!!!😘
Thank you for sharing, I would never have seen the sights in France. Love those little towns! You are awesome parents! Be safe.💕😉
Esther you look beautiful at the pizza house. I hope you’re enjoying your trip. We have cloudy, cold weather in Minnesota today.
Love being able to accompany you on your adventures! It would be great to have a video on how you go about planning your trips. Especially how you select your accommodations; then how you find and choose which local places to visit, etc. You seem to have a great knack for putting together unique vacations...Thank you!
watching your most recent videos with esther has been quite addicting 😂 love the vibes and i genuinely feel as if i was on a school trip with you guys ☺️💗
Oh Meghan, I had the very same issues at Sterling Castle in Scotland.... goodness those castle folks were a hearty non fearful bunch....Hugs~ Lea
That chateau Mike said couldn’t be someone’s home probably was……..The chateau may have/still owned the vineyards around it.
What a delight! I love your channel and come from a big family, am deeply into old things+ renovating, and am a Francophile. So, this video is layers + layers of fun!
Had to stop at 9:39 to Say Megan I don't mind at all walk every nook lol 😅
I LOVE your walks in France it's so beautiful.
Thank you so much sending much hugs from Oklahoma 🙋♀️❤
This would make a lovely way to promote good walking/climbing shoes, all-weather gear, and maybe sore muscle ointment. What magical castles!
Wow so beautiful Ive always loved castles. The second castles views made me dizzy. you captured the views and height s so well!
Congrats on the castle hike
I LOVE how the name of the shop next to the citygate is called "Just next to" :DDD
OMG!!!that looks so fun! XD
I hope y'all had a fun time!!
First btw
TYSM for the heart!
love y'all
It kinda looks like the little village in Beauty and the Beast. The next place looked like Downton Abbey. WOW that looked like a long hike to the castle. I have vertigo and climbed 98 steps up to the top of Shrine of the Sun in Colorado Springs. It had very narrow stairs with low rails. But I went all the way up went out on the balcony (was very windy). I think it's about 9,000 feet above sea level. Great trip, I'd love to visit there.
This was a great video, really enjoyed it.
Esther thank you for letting us share your Senior Trip with you.
Loved the singing Megan - my first thought was - she has no idea that's on film. lol As for the heights - i'm fine going up but coming down is something i do not enjoy.
Thanks for taking us to France.
The places you're visiting was so pretty
Awesome video
Oh, dang! It had to end. 'Twas a lovely trip in every way! I could almost taste the food. And perhaps my sore legs, if (big IF) I could actually do those hikes!!
Beautiful!!
Love this vlog and all the traveling. I hope Esther loved her trip. You sound like you are getting a cold Megan. Hope not!
I don't like heights either, but I hate missing out. Good job.
I love this trip! Thank you for sharing it with us! The castles were amazing. Hope you took a photo of those info sign, then you can translate later! Or I guess you can look them up on line too. It’s amazing what the constructed so long ago.
all i can say is awesome love cadtles always wanted to go to one isn't going to happen so thank you for sharing
This spring had that surprise week of winterweather. But you enjoyed the jewels of the Alsace. Well hiked, these châteaux! Next time visit Bretagne. Check out Mont St Michel before and then after walled city St Malo head for Fort de la Latte , yes!, a fortress above the sea near the Cap Fréhel cliffs.
Or les Hautes Alpes: walled city and fortress Briançon, the parc des Écrins around Vallouise, the St Véran highest village of France in the Queyras valley and Embrun, amongst other marvellous very high mountains and marvels.
Beautiful video. So interesting. 🤣🤣🤣🤣balls of ice you mean hail stones 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Please have Esther make a video slide show of her photos would love to see it through her eyes 👀
Oh wow you are in Alsace ! It looks like Riquewihr or Ribeauvillé ? Well I think it is Ribeauvillé ! It is not far from where I live! So cool! I live nearly next To the Swiss Border near Basel ! Bisous from Alsace ! 😁😍😍😘😘😘🤗
That was soooo pretty.
Thank You Esther for choosing this trip. This is why I was so disappointed when you cut your Euro trip short before you made it to Germany (hint, hint Daniel, Andrew etc . . . ). This region of France is the next best thing though. As for the signs for the most part it seems the French do not really care for non-French speakers so it did not surprise me that signs at tourist sites are only in French. Looking forward to the next video and glad you made it home safe.
So, you are right on the German border. Interesting region
Love the castle's wonder the history behind them and why they just left them
Douce Esther, j'espère que tu as pris beaucoup de photos de châteaux en France.
The heights bother me and I am just watching. Wow
At 12:50 did anyone else notice the person in the tree?!?
So happy Esther had a memorable trip!!! I enjoyed every episode of this trip to France 🇫🇷!
Megan in with you on those stairs. Those are scary.
Think of all the French resistance during WWII all over the countryside…Cool history.
Did you guys not see the beautiful views of the sea from the castle?