Autoroute day

Today was very much an autoroute day, 320 miles of which all but 20km was motorway.
The first 200 miles were largely flat agricultural land; only maize and sunflowers remain unharvested, brown and drooping; all other fields are gold or green according to the crop.
Disappointed that our destination was forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms for the evening but we seemed to dodge all the storms and only had a little drizzle during the day.
320 miles was around €45 in tills but the model of users paying toward use these massively long and frequently quiet roads does make sense.

This 'tell' lives on my dash, moving from side to side whenever I cross the channel. After many years of holidays in Europe, I have a problem of occasional 'flashbacks' in the UK, especially exiting campsites onto country lanes so I even refer to it then. I'm sure I can't be the only one who suffers this issue and this works for me.

So, 320 miles later, we are at point 2 of our transit to Italy.  The village is beautiful with a French-Bavarian mix of everything. The Kléber hôtel is comfy and welcoming.

The surrounding area includes wooded hills, deep wooded valleys as well as wide flat green ones, lakes and pretty villages. Quite a contrast to the flat open cropping plains of the West.

View from room

View over roofs from hotel car park

 Kleiber hotel and restaurant

We had a walk around the village visiting a nice old church as passing this gable d end artwork

Enjoyed an excellent meal in Kleiber restaurant, a local speciality, Tarte Flambée, which we have come across a lesser version of a at the Manchester Christmas markets. Enjoyed with a local Alsace Pinot Blanc wine.