48 hours in Alsace France (reminds us of home in Germany!) | Colmar, Strasbourg + Cigoland Park

[@gast9374]

8:40 Willa is now officially "ein laufender Meter". 😊

[@MrDesertbook]

The cake with almonds, you can get in german a similar product. We call it "Bienenstich".

[@OurStorytoTell]

We absolutely love that cake!! You’ll have to watch our taste testing kuchen video to see it!! Our favorite hands down! 😋

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

What you called Pizzs is Flammkuchen. You can get it in Germany as well but the french region of Alsace (Elsass in German) is famous for it, especially the one with Bacon). I really like it as well.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes it is so good! We knew what it was called but called it wrong! The Americans in us came out I guess. Thanks for clarifying. 😊

[@frankmerscheim5824]

Freiburg best of all worlds

[@marlajacques6947]

Oh ya! My favourite city in the world

[@m8k1shaiz8]

Auguste Bartholdi, who created the Statue of Liberty, was born in Colmar.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes so cool!

[@PeterBuwen]

👉This was no pizza. You had a Flammkuchen, which is typical of the cuisine of Alsace, Lorraine, Baden, Palatinate and Saarland.😃

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes you’re right! We said it wrong but knew what it was. Thanks for helping to clear it up for the viewers. 🙂

[@tommoses6557]

There is no town called "Alsace" as you said, it's the whole region which is called Alsace (in French) or Elsass (in German), all along on the left side of the Rhine, from Switzerland in the south to Rhineland-Palatinate in the north.

[@xwormwood]

A former part of Germany, which France snapped when the situation allowed it, poisening the Franco-German history for 300 years with it. What would the world look like if this land grab wouldn't have happened - probably no WW1 and WW2, for all I know.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Oh we thought we had seen one on the map! Silly us. Thanks for clarifying!! Such a beautiful region!

[@jjivy6310]

Too funny that Willa turned down the pizza 😂 . Love how she tries almost everything! Wonder travels. Thanks again for taking us along.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Right?! Funny girl! It was a fun trip that we enjoyed even with the changes and such!

[@wardarcade7452]

11:13- You notice that they had to put out large wooden pillars and even an artificial house for the storks to build their nests on. That's because storks build some of the largest and heaviest nests of any birds and they require major support. Anyway even by the time of the Romans most large trees storks used for nests had been cut down so the storks started building their nests right up top of people's houses in the countryside! It didn't take too long for some folks to think that if a stork built a nest atop one's home, it was a sign that a human baby was on the way- and yes, this also would be the start of where parents would tell children of storks BRINGING babies rather than the actual facts of life! Anyway, Alsace is a beautiful and intriguing historic spot and you've done another excellent job of sharing your family's experiences with it!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Wow we had no idea about storks but are super impressed you know so much! Thanks for sharing it with us ☺️

[@anni6097]

Love that you tried Flammkuchen! Growing up close to the French border I had it all the time and it still is one of my favorite foods! You'll find it everywhere in the Südpfalz region of Germany

[@OurStorytoTell]

Mmmm yes it’s so good! So cool you grew up so close to it all. 😋

[@howierfs5471]

Hi all, yes, when travelling and coming you will always find a surprise in your garden. Good to know one who can water the plants from time to time. Great to see that Willa, pardon princess Anna, had a full happy day in the amusement park and you also enjoyed it as well. CU

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes it was so kind of our neighbors!! They’re the best & it was a fun adventure! ☺️ Thanks for watching!

[@howierfs5471]

@@OurStorytoTell Thats why good neighbours are for. Helping each other. Guess u have shared a strawberry cake and a coffee with them in your garden. Mine watered chili and tomatoes and harvested the ripe tomatoes as well as ripe raspberries.

[@connycatlady7429]

Hi. Looks like a nice trip again. The food you called pizza in German is named Flammkuchen. I live not so far and you can find it here everywhere too. About the park I think it was just right for Willas age. For the other big parks she is too small. Have a nice sunday.

[@OurStorytoTell]

That’s what we were thinking so it’s fun to have a local confirm. 😊 also thanks for watching!

[@avengerofthedisenfranchised]

Lucky family. Dad, the delivery guy show Europe to you😉

[@kucnimajstor2901]

Your children are amazing, smart, happy and always smiling, they are growing in front of camera and people love them. All the best..

[@michaelgrabner8977]

What you called Pizza was actually a "Flammkuchen"/"tarte flambée" in French...although it has a quite similar concept of having some stuff on a thin layer of bread as like as a Pizza but the difference is it has a slightly different made bread dough than a pizza and it has no tomato sauce as grounding but a sour cream sauce instead ...and there are also sweet options with fruits and cinnemon as well and not just savory options of "Flammkuchen". The Flammkuchen has its original home in the regions of Alsace (="Elsass" former German region), Lorraine (= "Lothringen" former German region), Saarland, Pfalz and is generally classified as an "very old traditional Alemannic food"

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks for sharing!! It’s so fun to learn more about food! 😋

[@DalaiDrama-hp6oj]

@@OurStorytoTell The dish was created by Germanic farmers from Alsace, Baden and the Palatinate who used to bake bread once a week. A "Flammekueche" would be used to test the heat of their wood-fired ovens. At the peak of its temperature, the oven would also have the ideal conditions in which to bake a Flammekueche. The embers would be pushed aside to make room for the cake in the middle of the oven, and the intense heat would be able to bake it in 1 or 2 minutes. The crust that forms the border of the Flammekueche would be nearly burned by the flames. The result resembles a thin kind of pizza. After the annexation of Alsace by France, the Flammekueche made its way as tarte flambée into French cuisine (I didn't write this myself, it's wiki^^) -> I once saw one of those big traditional public ovens right in the center of a town in a wall. It might have been in Colmar or Mulhouse but I don't really remember...

[@kyciarelli3847]

Such beautiful travel videos and you have such a sweet family! Willa is such a brave, happy and smart little girl which is a testament to you as parents! You are both doing a wonderful job!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Wow very kind of you! We are lucky to have her. 😊

[@harrryboy936]

This is not Pizza, it is "Flammkuchen" which is popular in southwest Germany (Baden-Württemberg) and neighbouring Alsace. Try it at Krautfest Leinfelden-Echterdingen, (after you tried Schupfnudeln mit Sauerkraut) you will not regret.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Ahh sounds so good!! We will try it!

[@dikkiedik53]

And again I enjoyed your video. ;-) I heard you make a remark about the spoken languages in that area. Around 2014 we visited this region and I was interested in the fortresses of the Maginot line there. I had some questions about some of the housing around a large fortress. I'm Dutch, speak French, German and English. I saw 3 men of my age in front of one of the houses, they apparently were neighbors, and I greeted them in French and we started a conversation in French. After a while one of the men said I did not sound totally French. I replied in French I was Dutch. Immediately the man replied "Können wir mit Ihnen Deutsch sprechen?". We had an hour long conversation in German about the Maginot line and everything around it. One of their friends was a guide in GO Michelsberg and they invited me for a tour in German language. Great tips of those guys. So there is a kind of hidden local population that speaks German with each other.

[@frank4u2dayn8]

Many people from the Alsace region work in Germany. That's the reason why they speak German. The older generation speaks "Elsässisch". It's kinda like a German dialect. Especially young families from Germany, Russia, Poland, Switzerland and...the Netherlands live here.

[@OurStorytoTell]

This is such a fun comment to read! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We imagine that many people who live along the border speak a bit of both.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Also so impressive you speak three languages 👍🏼

[@lyndaf.6329]

That's not Pizza, it's Flammkuchen a speciality of the area but is also found all over Germany. I even make my own.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes we knew what it was called, but accidentally said it wrong! So cool you make it yourself! It’s tasty! 😋

[@a.r.stellmacher8709]

Maybe one day Elsass-Lothringen area is coming back to were it really belongs.

[@revertnicolas5977]

I dont think so. Deutschland lost the right to own us after what they did in Alsace during WW2. Nobody in Alsace want that.

[@jeremytriboque3474]

As an Alsatian, I hope that we will one day be reunited with the other Germans.

[@Steven91637]

Colmar is beautiful 🇩🇪 🇫🇷

[@OurStorytoTell]

Agreed!! ☺️

[@Steven91637]

@@OurStorytoTell you are welcome 🙏

[@arnikakiani8014]

We are in Strasbourg right now! Just got back from a day trip to the deepest Blackforest.

[@OurStorytoTell]

That sounds amazing!! Love to hear (& see a bit) about your travels!💗

[@barb5738]

Hi, first let me say that I love your channel. I am German so I love the perspectives you convey in your videos about living in Germany and I really hope you are having a good time in my native country (I am a native to Southern Germany, BTW). But the fun thing is that for the last 8 years I have been living in Strasbourg, Alsace, so I really hoped you would have been able to see the city. Sorry that it didn't work out.... there have been a lot of strikes and riots here lately and you certainly picked a bad time for your visit. You HAVE to come back. it is so beautiful. Like you Germany, I am enjoying my life in France so much. Lots of love and greetings. I will always follow your adventures in Germany and the rest of Europe. You seem to be such a happy family.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Hi thanks so much for your comment! It means a lot that you find joy watching our videos! That’s what we hope for. 💗 How amazing that you live in Strasbourg! We believe you that it’s so beautiful. We really do want to give it another go sometime. Also we love to hear that you’re loving your life in France! Our trip exploring France was amazing!!

[@dreasbn]

oh we just missed each other. I've been there on the 22nd of July in Bergheim Schlettstadt (Sélestat) and Colmar. Beautiful... I would not say German influence, but has germanic/german cultural roots... the dialects west and east of the Rhein are still similiar to non locals, but the Alsace dialect is fading away as most young people only speak french. Ever this area became step by step French in the 16th and 17th it was franconized... like many other regions in France that has different cultural roots, like Savoy, Bretagne, Midi, French-Flanders etc. It was annexed by the German-Empire in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian or Franco-German war until the end of WW1 in 1918. By then and afterwards, especially after WW2 and the war occupation of German military, the germanic roots were not held high, especially by the French government. When the locals fought for their cultural independence, defining themselves neither French or German is was more or less too late. But many food, christmas markets and more are more similiar to German traditions than to typical french one.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Wow thanks for sharing so much with us! It’s interesting to learn about. You know your stuff!

[@dreasbn]

@@OurStorytoTell thanks, at least i try and if comes to German or European history of course you can argue a lot depending on the perspective... but history and languages were my absolute favorite subjects already at school... so yep. Je suis un francophil et j'adore la culture francaise.. nevertheless German French history is very complicated as both countries derive from the same emperor Charles the great which is claimed by both nations.... so it's always a sort of siblings or heritage thing between those two..both of them took a very differnt path in history when France became a European national and unified powerhouse very early and Germany only sort of catched up only in 1871 with the nationalism on all sides in full speed... common knowledge is usually just the history from 1871 onwards or even only the 20th century.

[@jfrancobelge]

Today the result is that Alsace is a unique and successful mix of French and German cultures. Just like their food which combines the generosity of German food with the refinement of French cuisine.

[@delynndehardt1859]

Ive seen people here on youtube ride their bikes across the bridged into Strasbourg. From Germany. So there was a workaround, I think.

[@rebelheartavalon]

Great video and it is too bad that your visit to Strasbourg ends earlier due to a strike at public transportation. But it would be best if you took the chance to visit Strasbourg during Xmas time. Keep up your excellent work of filming your little adventures.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you for watching!! We have heard Christmas time is so magical!

[@TheNavigator71]

Ooohhh … I grew up 10 kilometers south of Strasbourg, on the German side of the Rhine. 😊 Sorry the weather was so cold. That’s very unusual for this place at that time of the year … 😢

[@sttmw]

Vous avez a 5minutes du’’ cygolande ’’de Kintzheim ,...’’la volerie des aigles’’ spectacle quotidien aigles ,vautoures, buses et rapaces qui vole en vol libre ,au dessus et entre les spectateurs cela ce termine par votre visite des ruines du petit chateau avec une vue splendide sur la plaine d’Alsace. Cette meme route mene sur le haut de la montagne ce trouve le grand ’’ Chateau du Haut-koenigsbourg ’’visible depuis la plaine .

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you for the recommendations!

[@erwanprout]

Europa-Park may be a bit expensive but the best amusement park in Europe, I advise you to go there for Halloween or Christmas. The park is divided into 'districts' each reminiscent of several European countries, it has plenty of attractions for young children.

[@OurStorytoTell]

We believe it!! We want to go just when Willa a little older. 😊

[@DanielPaast]

If you ever have the chance, visit the Circus Roncalli. That would be an experience you won't forget.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks for the suggestion! It sounds amazing!

[@annaeylert9983]

Strasbourg is so beautiful. If you go there next time, let me recommend to you a wonderful restaurant which is called "Au Bistrot du Quai", not far away from the city center. We have been there quite a few times and it's been amazing. Take care! ❤

[@OurStorytoTell]

Ohh we love a good food recommendation! Thank you! 😋

[@7uzizuizui910]

But very beautiful this Area also on the German side.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Oh yes! We’ve explored Baden Baden and the Black Forest and it’s all amazing!! Be sure to watch those videos if you haven’t yet. 😊

[@runawaytechgal1467]

My mom's mom's family is from this area. Colmar, to be exact, and they considered themselves German. My mom's dad was from NW Germany

[@OurStorytoTell]

Wow so cool to hear about. The history on this region is really interesting!

[@a.r.stellmacher8709]

@@OurStorytoTell Alsace - Lorraine used to be German and was called Elsass- Lothringen. The French took it after WW1. What you are seeing in this region are indeed beautiful German medieval timber frame houses. The French have also timber frame houses but most of them look different with timber running mainly vertical from top to bottom.

[@isana788]

nice video, even if summer is a disaster this year

[@Andreas_Cologne]

What's summer?😂

[@OurStorytoTell]

It’s crazy how much it has rained this Summer!

[@grafzahl4698]

Summer was no disaster in June and first half of July, it was too warm and in the most parts of middle europe incl Germany too dry.

[@Andreas_Cologne]

@@grafzahl4698 Unbelievable that warmth (I'd call it "heat") and dryness is just a couple of weeks ago.

[@TheBlackbirdii]

Mille-feuille is available in germany usually it cost 1 euro to 1.20 euro a piece

[@OurStorytoTell]

Mmm so tasty! And even cheaper!

[@susahai-bk]

👍♥️

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks for watching!

[@meowmix-t7n]

Alsace-Lorraine used to be part of Germany.

[@missmakoti9702]

My uncle was born in Alsace, it was already French when he was born but his parents were German. After the 1st WW it was given to France. My uncle has a German name and the German nationality but he only speaks French and he has a moustache. Would he be wearing a baret, he would look like the stereotyp Frenchman you see in drawings. My cousins on the other hand feel more German than French. I guess a lot of people still feel in between because of the history and their roots.

[@svens.3839]

And now it's French & German..... a Europe City 👍🏻

[@OurStorytoTell]

So cool to read and hear about. Thanks for sharing! Definitely an interesting history and I’m sure it’s impacted the way your family has grown up and what cultured and traditions they have passed on.

[@shannonVwalker]

My ancestors are from here then they settled in Canada then America

[@OurStorytoTell]

That’s so cool to hear about! Where in Canada and the US did they settle to?

[@shannonVwalker]

@@OurStorytoTell Quebec Canada, then new England USA.

[@7uzizuizui910]

Thats the point its more the region not the country.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes so true!

[@michel6587]

Strasbourg was a city founded by Germans, this area was german for 700 years before the French stole it while others defended Vienna from the Turks. Alsace (Elsaß) comes from the Germanic and means to settle down.

[@OurStorytoTell]

So cool to learn more about the history! Thanks for sharing!

[@Thunderworks]

But this land was part of Gaul, not Germania, the Rhine river was the border at the time. So, Alsace is at its right place here.

[@Ghreinos]

@@Thunderworks You know that this part was literally called Germania superior in the Roman Empire?

[@donald9912]

Gengenbach und Villingen sind more beautiful 🥰

[@OurStorytoTell]

We believe it!! Next time we will have to visit them ☺️

[@donald9912]

A secret tip is also Ravensburg near the Bodensee 🥰

[@donald9912]

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[@berndgaal7689]

this is not Pizza even though it looks like it. Its Flammkuchen.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Yes we knew that but accidentally said pizza because that’s our normal. e did love it though 😋

[@MissLemons]

HAHAHA

[@kucinglaper89]

Arsene wenger

[@udomann9271]

The reason, why this region looks like Germany, is, that this region WAS actually German from the year 1871 until 1918. The French stole this whole region from us, or they have taken it as a war prize. But now it is okay, we can go there everytime and vice versa, the situations for living are similar in both countries.

[@OurStorytoTell]

That definitely makes sense then! Such a beautiful area to visit.☺️

[@grafzahl4698]

"The French stole this whole region from us, or they have taken it as a war prize" - Who stole it from France 1871? :)

[@KJ-md2wj]

@@grafzahl4698 Alsace-Lorraine used to belong to the Holy Roman Empire until Louis 14 wanted the Rhine to be France's natural border.

[@rosshart9514]

Your comment isn't accurate at all. History of this region is not that simple as you put it. There is a good reason the European Parliament was established in Strasbourg/Straßburg.

[@rosshart9514]

@@KJ-md2wj ??? My comment was a reply to @udomann9271, not to your's

[@ocavicabavi3490]

It's Germany everything looks German even the food

[@the8419]

Germany will never really be your home.. you’ll always be American.

[@K__a__M__I]

Thankfully you're not the one deciding what place _they_ consider home.

[@chkoha6462]

Don't feed the trolls

[@Andreas_Cologne]

That's pretty dumb. You don't have to be German to call Germany your home.

[@KeesBoons]

I wonder where your home is. Troll universe?

[@the8419]

@@chkoha6462 I’m not.. I have no intention of responding to these clowns.

[@beyonderprime5020]

Well, Germany and France are similar in terms of culture, houses, buildings is because France was founded by the Franks and these Franks were a Germanic tribe closely related to the Saxes and the Saxons are considered to be the original Germans. Oh yes, and the Angles and Saxons then took over England as Anglo-Saxons and expelled the Celts who lived there.and all are Germanic tribes. oh almost forgot you are great people and great parents😘

[@OurStorytoTell]

Oh you’re so kind! Thanks for sharing the info! It’s fun to learn about. 🙂