France, monkeys, a castle and pastries!

Our friends, The Horton's mentioned that there is monkey farm called La Montagne des Singes over the border in France in a town called Kintzheim....about 2 hours away so we decided to caravan down there and spend the day checking out the area. First and foremost: FRANCE IS GORGEOUS!! It may seem funny to say but where Germany has houses that resemble gingerbread, France has houses that resemble gumdrops. There is a definite difference in style and color. Gabe and I immediately fell in love.

The Monkey Farm was pretty cool. They hand you a handful of popcorn and explain how to hold out your hand and let the monkey take the piece from you. The kids thought it was pretty cool that the monkeys were so close and not in cages. They were everywhere. I found it kind of funny that some monkeys weren't interested in the popcorn...guess they'd had their fill already...lol!

The above photo is of Ryan doing his best monkey impression! Below is a photo of Dylan eating "French" fries...he got a kick out of that :-)

After seeing the monkeys we decided to check out a nearby castle. Alsace Castle or Château de Kintzheim...I believe it's called....honestly there were 5 different signs in 5 different languages so I'm not exactly sure. It was massive and all the way at the top a large hill/mountain. I kept reminding Gabe to watch the road and not to look over the edge. It was a crazy windy drive up to the top. We decided not to do the tour because the kids were already getting tired but we'll definitely be back to check out the whole thing. Will probably have to make a whole day of it?

As we were leaving we stopped at a coffee stand and the lady asked me if I'd like an espresso? Why yes, I would and two of those lovely pastries...Merci!

 Here is a picture of the town as we drove through it...

And lastly...if you think there aren't enough reminders that you are no longer in "Kansas" just make a visit to the nearest facility...and no, that is not a shower, ladies!...a seatless latrine! Or as my friend Brooke calls it "A squatty potty"...lol!

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