Bike Tour Days 4 and 5: The Alsace Wine Route

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 The fourth and fifth days of the bike tour took use deep into the vineyards of the Alsace wine regions at the base of the Vosges Mountains. As we set out both mornings, the weather was overcast and threatening, but soon cleared, leaving us with lovely riding weather. Our routes took us through seemingly endless vineyards and through many little towns and villages, each one like a scene from a fairy tale. Many of them had their medieval gates, and each had a lovely old church, set against the backdrop of the vineyards and mountains. As we rode, with the mountains to our left, we could see the ruins of a whole series of castles along the ridge tops. This was my favorite part of the tour, and it may well be the best scenery we've seen on any of the bike tours we've done so far.