Beer with syrup is very common in Berlin (called "Berliner Weiße", either green with woodruff syrup or red with raspberry) and there is good reason to have it this way as the beer they are using for this is otherwise undrinkable.
So true. And in regards of looking like Germans Sara was even acting like a true German. At 5:03 she made some kind of an annoyed face like we Germans would do if being filmed by someone else instead of smiling like an American. 😉
I also think that there is a lot of work in the videos, you can see a lot. Many just sit in the apartment and tell something. What I also find very positive is that there is a subtitle variant for several languages. Keep it up you're doing a good job :)
Also, I don't want to be that person, but...Foie Gras is a product of animal cruelty and the EU has been trying hard to ban it for that reason. The French got around it by declaring it a cultural world heritage thing :(
Yep, the EU will get rid of all regional specialties…that’s the plan. No more meat for anyone, either. That’s cruel too, after all. Where does it end? Well, it’s not cruel to force inject people with poison against their will, clearly. The humans will be enslaved….and the geese will rule over us. Sounds like a plan.
For hundreds of years there has been a dispute about which side the border region should belong to. But today, where the borders remain untouched, the rich culture of the border regions is evident. Today, the border regions connect more than they separate.
What a great point, Jens, and how beautiful that the borders, which used to be a source of conflict, now unite. I loved seeing the blend of two of my most favorite countries.
French-German viewer here :) I'm glad you liked Colmar, what makes France so interesting is the diversity of its regional cultures (architecture, languages etc) Sadly it's also what has been silenced by the central authorities for centuries. Even now, France is still being condemned by European courts for not promoting regional languages (most of them are sadly dying out). Anyway, nice video as always !
But that's no different in Germany. For example, my grandmother used to speak plattdeutsch. Today, hardly anyone speaks it. High German has also supplanted many dialects. It's not even taught in schools today.
@@TheSwissChalet Congratulations! You have been awarded the prize for the most foolish comment of the day! Neither did the OP write anything that would give reason for your fact-free EU-hating nonsense, nor does your rant hold a drop of water. It's the EU, genius, that protects and supports local culture and languages with a ton of money and with legal guardrails! And that's exactly what the OP wrote as well.
I am from Indiana in the USA, but a few generations back, on my mother’s father’s side, (who were Amish) this is the region, they came from. In fact a great many of the Amish, came from this very aria. Thank you so much, for sharing, what is a pice of my family history. I may never get to traveled there, but it is wonderful to see the streets my Amish ancestors lived and walked in!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The Amish language is mainly a Palatine dialect, because the majority came from the Palatinate. But also many Alsatians (which is south of the Palatinate) were among them, because both states (the Palatinate belonged to Bavaria) and France were Catholic and they could not practice their faith properly. By the way, many non-religious emigrants also came from this area (also from Switzerland), so that in Pennsylvania and in East Texas mainly this dialect was spoken.
I was in Colmar back in 1983. We went into some restaurant and the people at the next table ordered "choucroute", the Alsasian variation of a German "Sauerkrautplatte". Well, I had seen it on the menu but I had not travelled all the way from the Baltic coast to France to eat a more or less archtypical German dish. Then it was brought to their table. It was a mountain of pickled cabbage buried under an avalanche of smoked sausages and smoked pork. The smell was much finer than the one that I had grown up with. And then the amount of it! I got the impression that Alsatian cousine must be a mix of French refinement and German overeating. What a happy country 🙂
I would like to remark that "Flammkuchen" is the original Alsatian Word and was translated into French as tarte flambée. You might not have noticed it but the Alsatian dialect is a German dialect and the main reason that many young people do not speak it anymore is because it was not allowed in school to use it so over time it faded away, although in the country side it is still spoken to some extent.
the older folks in rather rural area speak this German dialects and they do it with a typical Allemanic /Alsatian accent. The younger folks often can speak German, too - but they often do it with a French accent. That shows that the younger generations don't speak Alsatian at home anymore, but rather learn German in school as a foreign language.
It amazes me everytime, although i think i know you a tiny little bit already and should know what to expect, how open minded you explore and discover and enjoy the world! Keep up the great spirit of yours.
Side note: Well, in Colmar, like all over the Alsace region, most of the people speak German as well. They speak a German dialect called "Alemannic", which is spoken in Baden-Württemberg (beside Swabian), some parts in Austria and also known as "Swiss German". Guess why Germany is called "Allemagne" in French? ...one evening, after hiking in Alsace, we went to a pub/restaurant in a small village. I was the only guy in our party who can't speak French. So I struggled reading the French menu :-). I was asking the waitress: "Do you speak German?". And she said: "No!". ...so, I ordered the only dish I understood on the menu: Cordon bleu - haha!. After having dinner, the waitress came back and asked: "Häts g'schmeckt?" (Alemannic for "hat es geschmeckt"? - "Was everything ok/tasty?". So, don't ask in Alsace if they can speak German. Ask them if they can speak Alsatian or Alemannic. Another example: I was kart driving in Alsace. At a break, I was at the bar at the track. Suddenly the telephone rings: The guy at the bar picked up the telephone and asking us: "Does anyone here speak French?" (No joke! Really!). - Because he was German. Meaning: It's not essential for survival in Alsace to speak French. You can "survive" with German. 🙂 Btw: I have a lot of French working colleges from the Alsace in my company. They say: The older generation speaks German. That's their everyday language. The current generation speaks German as well. But the young generation didn't. The Alsatian dialect is slowly being lost..... Most of them do unterstand German (at least Alsatian), but their everyday language is French. That's what my working colleges are complaining about. Because if their German would be better, they could look for a job in Germany and Switzerland as well. So, there job offers are limited to France.
It's very sad that's there is less and less children who want to learn German at first foreign language and even at second one ! You're obliged to learn 2 foreign language from 6 form to 10, after a small part give up the second language. I'm from the part of Alsace which stay french, aka Belfort, still close to Germany and closer to the German speaking Swiss. I'm 62 and when I was at school, there was 50% German first foreign language and now you could have secondary school without German at first language ! As second language, Spanish is most choose ! It's really stupid as a lot of people will work in Swiss or Germany !
LOVE Kevin's Chic jacket in the opening scene. Still wish I was your child. I dreamed of the life you are living, but alas, my 1st born was born premature, and hated car rides, never mind real travel. Living vicariously through you. Travel on.
Our boys hates car rides when they were babies, too! They just cried and cried so we didn’t start traveling until we moved here. That jacket I got for Kevin for his birthday from the local ski shop.
Yes. Elsaß and Baden ( Schwarzwald is Süd-Baden) are essentially 2 sister regions right and left of the river rhine. Furthermore the dialects originally spoken in Elsaß,Baden, Würtemberg and the German speaking Switzerland are 1 family that is called Alemanic derived from the Germanic tribe of the Alemani.
I think it's great that you always try the European regional dishes. How else should you know if something tastes good or not. however, I can remember that the area around Alsace-Lorraine is quite dangerous as far as food is concerned. I worked near Strasbourg for 3 months and came back to Westphalia with a clear overweight. And I never really got rid of the kilos again. 😄
I love Colmar! And you guys could so easily pass as Europeans by now - Well, if Kevin wasn't wearing that Baseball cap everywhere that's a dead giveaway 😅 Thank you for another beautiful video
Haha yeah the baseball is to protect his head from sunburns but they are special. They belonged to his dad who is now passed away, so it’s like we are bringing him along with us on every trip. ❤️
Kann ich bestätigen. Man merkt keinen Unterschied. Ich lebe im Elsass, kaufe aber auch ab und zu Flammkuchen in deutschen Supermärkten. Wobei ich Pizza bevorzuge. 😊👍🏼
Vielen Dank für eure stets wunderbaren und inspirierenden Reiseberichte. Ich freue mich schon jetzt auf euren Beitrag nächste Woche. Weiterhin euch von Herzen alles Gute.
The problems Germany made for itself when it came to Alsace-Lorraine in the 1871-1918/9 period was based on the fact that it had some 25 German states after the war with Austria that formed the North and the Southern German Federation. The German princes negotiated with each other and the Prussians about their future and finally agreed to unite without giving up too much of their sovereignty while the war against France dragged on in the winter of 1870 to January 1871. Traffic, commerce, roads, railways, armed forces (except for the navy), and even currency(!!) remained issues of the individual states. Only foreign relations, the appointment of the cancellor, command of forces in wartime plus other minor rights and duties fell into the hands of the "Kaiser". Lawmaking like criminal law, civil law, telegraph and mail services came under the legislative power of the all-German parliament in Berlin. All that was carefully put to paper in the new all-German constitution. But then when the war was finally over much later than the Proclamation of the "Reich" on January 18th, 1871, national pride demanded for a last, decisive victory against Louis XIVth (who had been dead for over 150 years) and that meant that Alsace and Lorraine should become German again. Problem #1: The people there did not want that to happen. Problem #2: Alsace and Lorraine had been none of the German states who had decided for that union. They neither were a dukedom or kingdom like Hesse or Bavaria, nor were they a republic like the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck. As a consequence they were formed into something called "Reichsland" and they got a government that was appointed above them. They were (mis)treated like a colony.
Another awesome start to this sunny Sunday With your great video. It definitely makes me wanna travel there, great looking, so much history and of course the yummy food 😊 you guys should work in the travel business 😅especially Kevin does an awesome job with all the historic details 😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It looks absolutely beautiful! Colmar has always been on my list, especially around Christmas - that must be so special too. You found such a great Airbnb in the centre, I love it!
Eine wichtige Nachricht an Ihre Verwandten in den USA: Bitte machen Sie sich keine Sorgen: Die Familie McFalls wird in Europa nicht verhungern! ;-) Liebe Grüße aus Ostfriesland (dem Teetrinker-Land)
I cannot believe the christmas decoration is already up 😂 Munster Cheese, I have never come across that, but I am fascinated that you have it in the US, as it seems to be a local speciality. It is great to see you are enjoying your time as a family, I have missed your travel vlogs, enjoy
Nice place. Been there. I you are in doubt about if it's German of French, just look at the maintenance. If it needs maintenace it's for sure French. 🤣
Hi Sara, as mostly on Sunday morning, also today, I watched your new video. Totally relaxed but also curious and interested in your holiday trip and your experiencies, made in Colmar. And as always, your video was great and I appreciate your wonderful clips. But today, I had a special moment (which I never had before in this way), while watching your videos: Feeling or coming out deep of my mind, at minute 30:00 , I became aware, how suitable or matching (which is the right term?) your background music is to your pictures/video. That`s great and that`s fantastic 👍. I think, that`s only a little part of your editing job, but an important and good one. And it`s my desire to mention also such trivial things. Have a nice sunday and a nice week !
Hi Klaus! I so appreciate your kind comments each week. Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the music! I do spend a lot of time picking just the right songs to add to the mood.
I'm surprised you recommend foie gras!? You know what they do to the ducks several times a day for their last few weeks? After i had seen it as a teenager, i've crossed it from my menue.
Yeah, western Germany is heavily influenced by the french, and the other way around. shows again that cultural lines are much more fluid than ofiicial state borders (and rarely follow the same lines).
Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I learned a lot from it. Personally, I just love the Alsace, a wonderful region with tasty food and drink, gorgeous nature and picturesque places. Also, your children are adorable with how much they love medieval castles and history 😄😄
I hope you saw Eguisheim. That's breathtakingly beautiful even by Colmar standards. They also have the best Flammekuche in the region (well the best I found during 5 years living there)
Once again you lit up my morning blues with this wonderful video. I love "L'Alsace" for more than one reason. First and foremost I had my very first paragliding experience there, a tandem flight (at a mountain called "Ballon d'Alsace, for US distance standards very close to the spring of Mosel River.) Secondly, I spent the 16 best years of my life in Freiburg /Brsg. and from there I made many trips to Alsace. And last but not least, some of my ancestors come from there and from Lorraine Region. I really enjoyed the enthusiasm with wich your boys explore castles, and I caught myself murmuring some answers to what they said as if I had been with you 😉 (eg.: "Cool. --- and pretty... I guess!"..................... "yeah, pretty cool indeed!") hahaha Everytime I watch your videos I can only agree with all the comments which praise your editing skills, it is always sort of a symphony! Have a nice Sunday, McFalls!
Thank you so much for your kind comments. I take great pride in filming and editing and truly enjoy it, so it’s so nice when others notice. I’m glad you enjoyed seeing our boys have fun at the castle!
This is not entirely correct. In the time of Charlemagne, after the death of his father, the empire was divided among Charlemagne's brothers. While a brother got West Francia (later France), Charles got East Francia the later Germany. the brother Lotar, later Lotringen.
Gerade aus dem Urlaub zurück konnte ich beim Frühstück euer neuestes Video genießen. 👍😀 Ihr werdet immer besser. Ich finde es prima, dass ihr beide mitmacht bei den Einführungen ins Thema bzw. die Geschichte des Ortes und sogar einer eurer Söhne etwas Inhaltliches beigetragen hat. Wie gut, dass eure Kids Burgen und Schlösser lieben, (davon haben wir in Deutschland über 20 000 und in Frankreich sogar mehr als doppelt so viele), wenn sie schon leider keine Kirchen und Museen mögen. Alt genug für ein Kennenlernen von Kunst sind sie eigentlich schon und es gibt tolle museumspädagogische Angebote für Kinder. Ein paar mehr Eindrücke vom Inneren des Doms wären schön gewesen. Mein letzter Besuch von Colmar liegt erst wenige Jahre zurück und es machte Freude, an viele schöne Orte und leckere Speisen erinnert zu werden.
Great video! Loved it! Awesome! I live in the South of Baden-Württemberg, at the Border to Switzerland. About an hour away from France and I love Flammkuchen. I'm looking forward to the Europa Park Video. 😊😊😊
Warm greetings from another channel’s follower from Bulgaria, who lives in Austria and visited Colmar two months ago 😃 Wonderful video! I am happy that you enjoyed this beautiful place! 😃😃😃
Hallo Mc Fall's Familie, ich schreibe mal in Deutsch. Ja Haut Königsburg ist toll....aber... Da ich in Baden - Württemberg lebe, muss ich natürlich auch Werbung für unsere Berühmte und schönste Burg machen. Vergesst Burg Eltz, oder was ist schon Neuschwanstein 😜Just Kidding... wir habe BURG HOHENZOLLERN 😆im Schwarzwald. Das ist sicher, ein Besuch wert. Und der Europa Park, ist auch nicht weit entfernt. Ich hatte viel Spaß bei Euren Videos und fand es auch sehr informativ. Ich Wünsch Euch alles Gute und einen guten Rutsch, ins Jahr 2023! Grüße
I have been to Colmar for a short trip and now I want to go back. Your videos are truly inspiring. About the fountains, they have probably been turned off for the season. If the water freezes in winter, they could be damaged. (At least this happens to fountains in Germany). The dough for the tarte flambée is different from the pizza dough, as you don't use yeast to make it. That is why it is crispier. Have a nice Sunday. PS: I also find the foreign language school books very inspirational for ideas for places to visit. After working with À Plus ! I went to Montpellier and I wasn't disappointed.
Before German got forbidden after the world wars people there spoke Elsässisch, a German dialect, still spoken by older people in that area. There are actually radio and TV channels in Elsässisch dialect by today. Fun fact: Pennsylvania Dutch has many words from Elsässisch as many immigrants came from Elsass to Pennsylvania.
Your children look just like both of you! Y'all made an excellent decision, the US is nothing but bad influence! Anyways, I am SO ready to live abroad, with an exception of the food might be a bit challenging! Lol
Dear McFall Familiy, I absolutely like your video about Colmar! Although I was born in the beautiful town of Freiburg in Germany, my family originates from the Alsace region and a big part of my family lives in Colmar. I am currently living in Switzerland but I am visiting my family in France and Germany on a regular basis and recognize most of the places you visited. I so much like the way you appreciate the local culture, architecture and food!
The Schwarzwald and Alsace regions are among my favorite spots for a short-range vacation (I live on the Bodensee). I love Colmar and I actually visited Haut Königsburg the last time I was there. 👍
During our trip to the Alsace we stayed in Saint-Hippolyte and toured up and down the roads to visit as many wine yards as possible;) The whole region is so charming and well worth the trip.at the end we added some days in Strasbourg which was well worth it
I had my first escargot in Paris and I probably looked the same when I first tried them. 🙂 But I didn‘t get if you were saying „Monster cheese“ or „Munster cheese“. Even the subtitles couldn’t clear things up. 😉 „Chez Hansi“, interesting that even after so many wars with Germany, German names are still somehow common in Colmar. In French it would be Jean and Sean in English.
Wunderschönes und interessantes Video. Danke 🙂Eure Videos sind grundsätzlich etwas ganz Besonderes und sehr unterhaltsam. Mir gefällt auch der kleine geschichtliche Exkurs und ich liebe natürlich die leckeren Gerichte, ganz besonders freut mich aber, dass Ihr alles so viel Freude und Spaß hattet. Einfach eine tolle, liebenswerte Familie!
Thank you-this video brought back such lovely memories from 30 years ago! Back then we were an American expat family of four living just outside of Paris. Whenever our two sons (then ages ten and twelve) had a school holiday we would vacation throughout Europe. On one of the All Saints Day breaks we traveled to Alsace, which is the perfect time to visit this beautiful region. (The vineyard’s leaves are changing color, and yet the amazing flower boxes are still in bloom.) Just like the McFalls we also visited Haut Koenigsberg. Our boys could not believe the long, long drive up to the top of the mountain and of course loved every minute of exploring such a fabulous castle!❤
Super interesting to see where you go as a family, very impressive and even nicer is that you also try the respective local cuisine and that completely unbiased. And of course France is a true culinary paradise. So far I've been able to visit Paris and the coast in the northwest, unfortunately this part isn't there yet, but unfortunately I haven't made it to Freiburg either. I hope it works out in the years to come. The history in Europe is just very long, with many twists and turns in terms of territorial claims, hence the very rarely straight borders with some curiosities where borders then run through a house. Another nice highlight of your video. Warm greetings!!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife This is a wonderful video, but this is YOUR vacation time and should rest and not get up early just to satisfy some followers, enjoy your family, although the kids can be exhausting (anyway 4 of them, I had only 2, was action enough for me), well, it seems that you know what you´re doing. You have a nice family 😍. Oh, just one last question: is your name Sara or Sarah. I think in Germany its more common with th "h" at the end, but one of my grandkids is also a Sara. 😀🙋♂
Thank you for taking me into one of my favorite regions. I like your calm style not jumping from frame to frame. As a kid I found it fascinating that most winding stairs will turn upwards to the right so that the defender could swing his sword with the right hand whereas the attacker had to use his left hand. (With this exception 27:07 😮)
Ah yes! Funny you mention that about the stairs as our son, Griffin, just told us that the other day! Also, you’re he second person to comment that you like the slower editing style. I’m so glad as it’s what I like, too. There are some videos that jump so fast from frame to frame that I feel stressed out! Maybe that makes me old, I don’t know 🤷♀️😂.
I felt a little nostalic by watching this video, because my family also visited the "hohe Königsburg" about 25-30 years ago and by that time my father told us, that he had visited it 30 years before with his boyscout friends. So we actually have an almost 60 year old tradition of visiting and revisiting it, and in a way you're part of this tradition right now;-P.
My husband discovered you channel and recommended it to me. Thank you for giving us a brief history of Colmar. My husband wants to visit Germany again the next time we go to Europe but I am trying to convince him to visit France. Maybe this place will be a good compromise for us! I hope we can visit that city one day.
Alt-Schuss or Altbier-Schuss is an Alt beer mixed with malt beer, depending on the region. Alt-Schuss is a refreshing summer drink and the dark sister of Alster (short for Alsterwasser) or Radler. or: Altbier punch /Altbier-Bowle. The Altbier-Bowle was invented in and around Düsseldorf. Fruits such as peaches or strawberries with a little fruit juice are filled with Altbier and result in a punch with a piquant taste. Or Altbier with raspberry syrup. You should try this if they like beer with syrup
How fortunate to be so wealthy to live the lifestyle that you live so that exceptional memories can be built w. the children. A very rare privilege when you look at the world's children & their families. I hope that you do ensure that your lovely children know that such a home, such comforts & fun are special & not the norm, even in North America, not just so called 3rd world, from where we get most of the minerals which drive our modern world & create great suffering to people there for our benefits. Just look at Chile for instance & the mines devastating their land. Even greedy behaviors like washing clothing after only a single wearing is criminal against the groundwater system that prevents others from even drinking water.
A little bit north of Colmar is the village Riquewihr. If you think colmar ist awesome then Riquewihr could top that. (only the houses) ruclips.net/video/4_0woqXaXCw/видео.html
Hi, you've been talking about the coloring of houses. I guess it also had a different purpose since there was no house numbering in those days. So buildings needed distingishable characteristics to be able to find the right one..
As I understand it, overhanging was not only for tax evasion. At that time, wooden beams were used. They may sag under load. The support is at the point of the main wall. If it is not at the end of the beam, then the weight of the first floor masonry bends the beam in the opposite direction than the weight of the furniture in the room. Without this solution, columns would have to be used for larger spans.
Schöööööne Videos an einem gemütlichen Sonntag Mittag, zu hause im warmen Nest, alles mit passender Musik unterlegt, man bekommt Lust Reisepläne zu machen. ❤🧡💛💚
really enjoyed this video. My husband is from Strassbourg and we've been to Colmar and the surrounding areas many times. He's part of the Alsacian minority, and grew up speaking Elsässisch (Alsacian), which is similar to old german dialect at home. His grandparents spoke Alsacian as their primary langauge but were forbidden from speaking it in school, where they were forced to learn French. Unfortunatly, the traditional Alscian language is dying but the older generations still speak German fluently.
Top tier content, thank you so much! ❤ And I really loved to see how much fun the kids had. We will visit Colmar with our 8yo daughter this winter, too. Now we're looking even more forward to it. 🙏
Unfortunately for you, it is late in the season for the flowers. There are still a little bit, but Alsace is the land of the geranium flower, every window has some in summer. I love it. If your kids like castles, there is a lot to see in alsace and a lot of great stories that go with the castles. My prefered one are Fleckenstein, Andlau, Ortenau, Holandsbourg, St Ulrich/Rappolstein and Ferette And for the food, if you visit alsace in the summer and if you go on the top of the Vosges, stop in a ferme auberge and try the "repas marcaire", great meal.
Flammenkuchen mit Crème fraîche, Zwiebeln und Speck besser als jede Pizza ausgenommen eine Pizza mit Fungi und Prosciutto.😀 Danke für euer neustes Video.
It is beautiful to see how You enjoy things as a family. Also to see the two of You take some time as a couple . Many couples forget this as soon as they have children.
Bier + Sirup = "Berliner Weiße" Wenn ihr alte Städte mögt, müsst ihr mal nach Dresden kommen. Und wenn ihr Raubritterburgen mögt, kommt mal ins Elbsandsteingebirge, das ist nicht weit von Dresden entfernt. Ich würde euch sehr gerne ein paar wirklich tolle Orte dort zeigen. Es gibt viele Abenteuer zu erleben in der Sächsischen Schweiz. ;) Liebe Grüße!
Dear family, if you ever return to Alsace, why not visit the small town of Kaysersberg. It is not far from Colmar and its most famous son was Albert Schweitzer, who was born there in 1875. Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a Franco-German doctor, Philosopher, Protestant theologian, organist, musicologist and pacifist. He is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. Schweitzer, the "jungle doctor", founded a hospital in Lambaréné in Gabon in central Africa. In 1953 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1952, which he received in 1954. The wineries in this area make excellent red and white wines and a cremant that is in no way inferior to champagne but is significantly cheaper. Greetings from northern Germany Ralph
From what you shared, Colmar is a wonderful town! It was like stepping back in time. I like escargot, too. I had my first taste of them in a long-gone restaurant, "Le Pastis" in White Plains, NY. I was a community college student in the 1970s, and thought, "Snails? Eeewww!" But a fellow student, who had them before, reassured me they are like clams or oysters and are so garlicky good. She was right! I'd like to try flammkuchen, too. I'm impressed with the knowledge, joy and enthusiasm your sons showed at the castle. I really loved touring the castle with you all! BTW - The French jazz style music reminded me of Django Reinhardt's music. And I also liked the medieval style music for the castle.
Mir euch kann man als Europäer Europa kennenlernen! :o) Sehr schön. Ich verfolge eure Erlebnisse sehr gerne. Aber ich frage mich wieso ihr nicht auf Deutsch untereinander redet? Könnt es doch mittlerweile sehr gut glaube ich. Weiter fällt mir auf dass der älteste Sohn scheinbar keine Freude an diesen Videos hat und aktiv nie zu sehen ist. Was ist mit ihm? Fühlt er sich nicht wohl??
Great memories of Colmar. We visited Strasbourg and Colmar for a few days back in 2019 and I saw many things that I forgot or missed out. The food is so good. Wonderful photography and information.
This was funny as hell @14:10 i had to look at the word for some time until i recognized it. Bibalakas aka Bibeleskaes. Pellkartoffeln mit Quark. Gibt es auch auf der deutschen Rheinseite.
Please do not introduce the increasingly used, mid-sentence, artificial ‘jerk‘ edits into your own videos. Highly annoying and unnecessary. Vielen Dank.
Beer with syrup is very common in Berlin (called "Berliner Weiße", either green with woodruff syrup or red with raspberry) and there is good reason to have it this way as the beer they are using for this is otherwise undrinkable.
You can tell how much work went into this video 😌 glad you enjoyed Kolmar:) Kevin and you really look like Germans with those outfits and in general 😉
Thank you so much! Many hours did go into filming and editing it, I appreciate you noticing. 😊❤️
So true. And in regards of looking like Germans Sara was even acting like a true German. At 5:03 she made some kind of an annoyed face like we Germans would do if being filmed by someone else instead of smiling like an American. 😉
I also think that there is a lot of work in the videos, you can see a lot. Many just sit in the apartment and tell something. What I also find very positive is that there is a subtitle variant for several languages. Keep it up you're doing a good job :)
No wonder, in particular Kevin has German roots! ;-)
I agree with the other comments. Your hard work paid off. It's a great video!
Also, I don't want to be that person, but...Foie Gras is a product of animal cruelty and the EU has been trying hard to ban it for that reason. The French got around it by declaring it a cultural world heritage thing :(
Oh good to know! I honestly didn’t know that. We didn’t eat it while we were there and now I’ll not be trying it. Thanks for sharing.
Yep, the EU will get rid of all regional specialties…that’s the plan. No more meat for anyone, either. That’s cruel too, after all. Where does it end? Well, it’s not cruel to force inject people with poison against their will, clearly. The humans will be enslaved….and the geese will rule over us. Sounds like a plan.
King Charles just took Foie Gras off the menu , it made headlines and I’m glad it won’t be on the Royal menu 👍
For hundreds of years there has been a dispute about which side the border region should belong to.
But today, where the borders remain untouched, the rich culture of the border regions is evident.
Today, the border regions connect more than they separate.
What a great point, Jens, and how beautiful that the borders, which used to be a source of conflict, now unite. I loved seeing the blend of two of my most favorite countries.
French-German viewer here :) I'm glad you liked Colmar, what makes France so interesting is the diversity of its regional cultures (architecture, languages etc) Sadly it's also what has been silenced by the central authorities for centuries. Even now, France is still being condemned by European courts for not promoting regional languages (most of them are sadly dying out). Anyway, nice video as always !
Oh that is sad to hear he regional languages are dying out 😰
But that's no different in Germany. For example, my grandmother used to speak plattdeutsch. Today, hardly anyone speaks it. High German has also supplanted many dialects. It's not even taught in schools today.
Welcome to the world of the EU! You will all be United! One big technocracy! All injected with the same shots, too!
@@TheSwissChalet Red doch keinen solchen Unsinn, du machst dich ja lächerlich.
@@TheSwissChalet Congratulations! You have been awarded the prize for the most foolish comment of the day! Neither did the OP write anything that would give reason for your fact-free EU-hating nonsense, nor does your rant hold a drop of water. It's the EU, genius, that protects and supports local culture and languages with a ton of money and with legal guardrails! And that's exactly what the OP wrote as well.
I am from Indiana in the USA, but a few generations back, on my mother’s father’s side, (who were Amish) this is the region, they came from. In fact a great many of the Amish, came from this very aria. Thank you so much, for sharing, what is a pice of my family history. I may never get to traveled there, but it is wonderful to see the streets my Amish ancestors lived and walked in!
Oh I didn’t know many of the Amish come from the Alsace region! And so cool that’s in your heritage.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The Amish language is mainly a Palatine dialect, because the majority came from the Palatinate. But also many Alsatians (which is south of the Palatinate) were among them, because both states (the Palatinate belonged to Bavaria) and France were Catholic and they could not practice their faith properly.
By the way, many non-religious emigrants also came from this area (also from Switzerland), so that in Pennsylvania and in East Texas mainly this dialect was spoken.
I love it! And Cordon bleu with Spätzle, the perfect mix between France and Germany!
Yes it true is the perfect mix! And one of the best Cordon Bleu’s I’ve ever tasted!
I was in Colmar back in 1983. We went into some restaurant and the people at the next table ordered "choucroute", the Alsasian variation of a German "Sauerkrautplatte". Well, I had seen it on the menu but I had not travelled all the way from the Baltic coast to France to eat a more or less archtypical German dish. Then it was brought to their table. It was a mountain of pickled cabbage buried under an avalanche of smoked sausages and smoked pork. The smell was much finer than the one that I had grown up with. And then the amount of it! I got the impression that Alsatian cousine must be a mix of French refinement and German overeating. What a happy country 🙂
Another beautiful video! They are so professionally done, filming, editing and music that I never skip a szene.👏👏👏
Thank you so much!
Nice video! Cudos to Kevin to brush us up on the European and local history and languages! This will help the kids in their German history classes! 😊
Yeah that’s true! When they get German and European history they’ll remember this part!
I just love this
- Have I ever been in Bavaria?“
-Honey, we live in Bavaria“😂Your kids are adorable
😂😅 Kids are so cute!
I would like to remark that "Flammkuchen" is the original Alsatian Word and was translated into French as tarte flambée. You might not have noticed it but the Alsatian dialect is a German dialect and the main reason that many young people do not speak it anymore is because it was not allowed in school to use it so over time it faded away, although in the country side it is still spoken to some extent.
Ah okay, good to know! Yeah the dialect sounded like French but with German consonants. It’s really pretty!
the older folks in rather rural area speak this German dialects and they do it with a typical Allemanic /Alsatian accent. The younger folks often can speak German, too - but they often do it with a French accent. That shows that the younger generations don't speak Alsatian at home anymore, but rather learn German in school as a foreign language.
Yes, France has killed all its dialects with that decision to forbid them. I think it's a big cultural loss.
I just love Flammkuchen, especially with onions and bacon. Flammkuchen is a typical fall dish in Germany, you drink cydre with it.
Oh I didn’t know it’s a typical fall dish with cider! Good to know. It is so delish!
It amazes me everytime, although i think i know you a tiny little bit already and should know what to expect, how open minded you explore and discover and enjoy the world! Keep up the great spirit of yours.
Thank you so much 😊❤️
Yes, you put down A LOT of editing into this video, and it gave a fantastic result. I love your video's full-stop! Keep'em comming...
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed creating this video as Colmar is just a treat for the eyes!
Side note: Well, in Colmar, like all over the Alsace region, most of the people speak German as well. They speak a German dialect called "Alemannic", which is spoken in Baden-Württemberg (beside Swabian), some parts in Austria and also known as "Swiss German". Guess why Germany is called "Allemagne" in French?
...one evening, after hiking in Alsace, we went to a pub/restaurant in a small village. I was the only guy in our party who can't speak French. So I struggled reading the French menu :-). I was asking the waitress: "Do you speak German?". And she said: "No!". ...so, I ordered the only dish I understood on the menu: Cordon bleu - haha!.
After having dinner, the waitress came back and asked: "Häts g'schmeckt?" (Alemannic for "hat es geschmeckt"? - "Was everything ok/tasty?". So, don't ask in Alsace if they can speak German. Ask them if they can speak Alsatian or Alemannic.
Another example: I was kart driving in Alsace. At a break, I was at the bar at the track. Suddenly the telephone rings: The guy at the bar picked up the telephone and asking us: "Does anyone here speak French?" (No joke! Really!). - Because he was German. Meaning: It's not essential for survival in Alsace to speak French. You can "survive" with German. 🙂
Btw: I have a lot of French working colleges from the Alsace in my company. They say: The older generation speaks German. That's their everyday language. The current generation speaks German as well. But the young generation didn't. The Alsatian dialect is slowly being lost..... Most of them do unterstand German (at least Alsatian), but their everyday language is French. That's what my working colleges are complaining about. Because if their German would be better, they could look for a job in Germany and Switzerland as well. So, there job offers are limited to France.
It's very sad that's there is less and less children who want to learn German at first foreign language and even at second one ! You're obliged to learn 2 foreign language from 6 form to 10, after a small part give up the second language.
I'm from the part of Alsace which stay french, aka Belfort, still close to Germany and closer to the German speaking Swiss. I'm 62 and when I was at school, there was 50% German first foreign language and now you could have secondary school without German at first language ! As second language, Spanish is most choose ! It's really stupid as a lot of people will work in Swiss or Germany !
LOVE Kevin's Chic jacket in the opening scene. Still wish I was your child. I dreamed of the life you are living, but alas, my 1st born was born premature, and hated car rides, never mind real travel. Living vicariously through you. Travel on.
Our boys hates car rides when they were babies, too! They just cried and cried so we didn’t start traveling until we moved here. That jacket I got for Kevin for his birthday from the local ski shop.
Yes. Elsaß and Baden ( Schwarzwald is Süd-Baden) are essentially 2 sister regions right and left of the river rhine.
Furthermore the dialects originally spoken in Elsaß,Baden, Würtemberg and the German speaking Switzerland are 1 family that is called Alemanic derived from the Germanic tribe of the Alemani.
I think it's great that you always try the European regional dishes. How else should you know if something tastes good or not. however, I can remember that the area around Alsace-Lorraine is quite dangerous as far as food is concerned. I worked near Strasbourg for 3 months and came back to Westphalia with a clear overweight. And I never really got rid of the kilos again. 😄
Hahaha yeah the food in Alsace is quite heavy. It made sense for farmers but not for us modern people who sit at desks! 😃
I love Colmar! And you guys could so easily pass as Europeans by now - Well, if Kevin wasn't wearing that Baseball cap everywhere that's a dead giveaway 😅 Thank you for another beautiful video
Haha yeah the baseball is to protect his head from sunburns but they are special. They belonged to his dad who is now passed away, so it’s like we are bringing him along with us on every trip. ❤️
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife What a wonderful thing to do! Worn with pride, as it should be, by our favorite American family :D
Die Flammkuchen in deutschen Supermärkten im Kühlregal sind eigentlich auch nicht schlecht! Kann man wirklich kaufen und essen!
Kann ich bestätigen. Man merkt keinen Unterschied. Ich lebe im Elsass, kaufe aber auch ab und zu Flammkuchen in deutschen Supermärkten. Wobei ich Pizza bevorzuge. 😊👍🏼
THANK YOU 🙏 FOR ALL THE AWESOME 😎 VIDEOS and helping me to learn a little about Germany 🇩🇪! APPRECIATE YOU ❤🇺🇸
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! 😊❤️
Vielen Dank für eure stets wunderbaren und inspirierenden Reiseberichte. Ich freue mich schon jetzt auf euren Beitrag nächste Woche.
Weiterhin euch von Herzen alles Gute.
The problems Germany made for itself when it came to Alsace-Lorraine in the 1871-1918/9 period was based on the fact that it had some 25 German states after the war with Austria that formed the North and the Southern German Federation. The German princes negotiated with each other and the Prussians about their future and finally agreed to unite without giving up too much of their sovereignty while the war against France dragged on in the winter of 1870 to January 1871. Traffic, commerce, roads, railways, armed forces (except for the navy), and even currency(!!) remained issues of the individual states. Only foreign relations, the appointment of the cancellor, command of forces in wartime plus other minor rights and duties fell into the hands of the "Kaiser". Lawmaking like criminal law, civil law, telegraph and mail services came under the legislative power of the all-German parliament in Berlin. All that was carefully put to paper in the new all-German constitution. But then when the war was finally over much later than the Proclamation of the "Reich" on January 18th, 1871, national pride demanded for a last, decisive victory against Louis XIVth (who had been dead for over 150 years) and that meant that Alsace and Lorraine should become German again. Problem #1: The people there did not want that to happen. Problem #2: Alsace and Lorraine had been none of the German states who had decided for that union. They neither were a dukedom or kingdom like Hesse or Bavaria, nor were they a republic like the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck. As a consequence they were formed into something called "Reichsland" and they got a government that was appointed above them. They were (mis)treated like a colony.
Have you been to Strasbourg? It's even prettier if that is possible! Well worth a visit next time you are in the area.
Yes! Kevin and I went there many times when we lived in Metz, France for two years. You’re right, is is gorgeous there as well!
Glad you enjoyed the Elsass💖I go back there a couple of times a year as I used to live there full time and still have a home in Ribeauville💖
Oh very nice! It’s so beautiful there!
Another awesome start to this sunny Sunday With your great video. It definitely makes me wanna travel there, great looking, so much history and of course the yummy food 😊 you guys should work in the travel business 😅especially Kevin does an awesome job with all the historic details 😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife gerne ☺️ 🤙🏻
It looks absolutely beautiful! Colmar has always been on my list, especially around Christmas - that must be so special too. You found such a great Airbnb in the centre, I love it!
Oh yes we’ve gotta go back for the Christmas markets one year. It would be magical!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Most definitely, I think it would be amazing!
Beer with syrup? That sounds like Berliner Weiße, a specialty in Berlin. I did not knew they drink something similar elsewhere.
Yes! It is very similar to that!
Eine wichtige Nachricht an Ihre Verwandten in den USA: Bitte machen Sie sich keine Sorgen: Die Familie McFalls wird in Europa nicht verhungern! ;-) Liebe Grüße aus Ostfriesland (dem Teetrinker-Land)
I cannot believe the christmas decoration is already up 😂
Munster Cheese, I have never come across that, but I am fascinated that you have it in the US, as it seems to be a local speciality.
It is great to see you are enjoying your time as a family, I have missed your travel vlogs, enjoy
Yeah I was surprised to see the Christmas decorations were going up as well!
Tarte Flambée: just across the border it is known as Flammkuchen…
Yup we say that in the video 😊
Nice place. Been there. I you are in doubt about if it's German of French, just look at the maintenance. If it needs maintenace it's for sure French. 🤣
😂😂
Hi Sara, as mostly on Sunday morning, also today, I watched your new video. Totally relaxed but also curious and interested in your holiday trip and your experiencies, made in Colmar. And as always, your video was great and I appreciate your wonderful clips.
But today, I had a special moment (which I never had before in this way), while watching your videos: Feeling or coming out deep of my mind, at minute 30:00 , I became aware, how suitable or matching (which is the right term?) your background music is to your pictures/video. That`s great and that`s fantastic 👍.
I think, that`s only a little part of your editing job, but an important and good one. And it`s my desire to mention also such trivial things. Have a nice sunday and a nice week !
Hi Klaus! I so appreciate your kind comments each week. Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the music! I do spend a lot of time picking just the right songs to add to the mood.
I'm surprised you recommend foie gras!?
You know what they do to the ducks several times a day for their last few weeks?
After i had seen it as a teenager, i've crossed it from my menue.
I had forgotten about this when I mentioned it. But yeah, now that I’ve been reminded, I wouldn’t recommend it anymore!
A very beautiful Video and thank you for History lesson, it was very Interesting.👍☺️
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Yeah, western Germany is heavily influenced by the french, and the other way around. shows again that cultural lines are much more fluid than ofiicial state borders (and rarely follow the same lines).
Yea true! I really like how they’re more fluid. It’s like they’ve taken the best from both cultures and combined it.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I learned a lot from it. Personally, I just love the Alsace, a wonderful region with tasty food and drink, gorgeous nature and picturesque places. Also, your children are adorable with how much they love medieval castles and history 😄😄
Thank you so much! 💕
I hope you saw Eguisheim. That's breathtakingly beautiful even by Colmar standards. They also have the best Flammekuche in the region (well the best I found during 5 years living there)
Once again you lit up my morning blues with this wonderful video.
I love "L'Alsace" for more than one reason. First and foremost I had my very first paragliding experience there, a tandem flight (at a mountain called "Ballon d'Alsace, for US distance standards very close to the spring of Mosel River.)
Secondly, I spent the 16 best years of my life in Freiburg /Brsg. and from there I made many trips to Alsace. And last but not least, some of my ancestors come from there and from Lorraine Region. I really enjoyed the enthusiasm with wich your boys explore castles, and I caught myself murmuring some answers to what they said as if I had been with you 😉
(eg.: "Cool. --- and pretty... I guess!"..................... "yeah, pretty cool indeed!") hahaha
Everytime I watch your videos I can only agree with all the comments which praise your editing skills, it is always sort of a symphony!
Have a nice Sunday, McFalls!
Ballon d'Alsace ! I grow up just at the bottom of it ! Learn to ski there, and enjoy to walk from home to the summit to watch the tour de France !
Thank you so much for your kind comments. I take great pride in filming and editing and truly enjoy it, so it’s so nice when others notice. I’m glad you enjoyed seeing our boys have fun at the castle!
This is not entirely correct. In the time of Charlemagne, after the death of his father, the empire was divided among Charlemagne's brothers. While a brother got West Francia (later France), Charles got East Francia the later Germany. the brother Lotar, later Lotringen.
Americans, that know European history. Too good to be true - I love your family! *_*
Thank you!
Love the old style headlines.Great to know about the sculpture of the Statue of Liberty.
Did you know that the Alsacian dialect is close to Swiss german. Alsacien do understand Swiss german and vice versa
Ah I didn’t! But that makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
Gerade aus dem Urlaub zurück konnte ich beim Frühstück euer neuestes Video genießen. 👍😀 Ihr werdet immer besser. Ich finde es prima, dass ihr beide mitmacht bei den Einführungen ins Thema bzw. die Geschichte des Ortes und sogar einer eurer Söhne etwas Inhaltliches beigetragen hat. Wie gut, dass eure Kids Burgen und Schlösser lieben, (davon haben wir in Deutschland über 20 000 und in Frankreich sogar mehr als doppelt so viele), wenn sie schon leider keine Kirchen und Museen mögen. Alt genug für ein Kennenlernen von Kunst sind sie eigentlich schon und es gibt tolle museumspädagogische Angebote für Kinder. Ein paar mehr Eindrücke vom Inneren des Doms wären schön gewesen. Mein letzter Besuch von Colmar liegt erst wenige Jahre zurück und es machte Freude, an viele schöne Orte und leckere Speisen erinnert zu werden.
Beautiful video. Entertainment at its best. Well done. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Great video! Loved it! Awesome! I live in the South of Baden-Württemberg, at the Border to Switzerland. About an hour away from France and I love Flammkuchen. I'm looking forward to the Europa Park Video. 😊😊😊
Warm greetings from another channel’s follower from Bulgaria, who lives in Austria and visited Colmar two months ago 😃 Wonderful video! I am happy that you enjoyed this beautiful place! 😃😃😃
Oh very cool! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hallo Mc Fall's Familie, ich schreibe mal in Deutsch. Ja Haut Königsburg ist toll....aber...
Da ich in Baden - Württemberg lebe, muss ich natürlich auch Werbung für unsere Berühmte und schönste Burg machen.
Vergesst Burg Eltz, oder was ist schon Neuschwanstein 😜Just Kidding... wir habe BURG HOHENZOLLERN 😆im Schwarzwald.
Das ist sicher, ein Besuch wert. Und der Europa Park, ist auch nicht weit entfernt.
Ich hatte viel Spaß bei Euren Videos und fand es auch sehr informativ.
Ich Wünsch Euch alles Gute und einen guten Rutsch, ins Jahr 2023!
Grüße
Bin aus Karlsruhe und war oft im Elsass. Eine wunderschöne Gegend. Und auch Strasbourg. ❤❤😂
I have been to Colmar for a short trip and now I want to go back. Your videos are truly inspiring.
About the fountains, they have probably been turned off for the season. If the water freezes in winter, they could be damaged. (At least this happens to fountains in Germany).
The dough for the tarte flambée is different from the pizza dough, as you don't use yeast to make it. That is why it is crispier.
Have a nice Sunday.
PS: I also find the foreign language school books very inspirational for ideas for places to visit. After working with À Plus ! I went to Montpellier and I wasn't disappointed.
Yeah that’s true, the fountains were probably turned off for the season. And good to know the dough doesn’t have yeast.
The painted houses are a good idea.Even in this day and age people with dyslexia etc
So true!
Before German got forbidden after the world wars people there spoke Elsässisch, a German dialect, still spoken by older people in that area. There are actually radio and TV channels in Elsässisch dialect by today. Fun fact: Pennsylvania Dutch has many words from Elsässisch as many immigrants came from Elsass to Pennsylvania.
I didn’t know many of the Pennsylvania Dutch come from Elasss! Very cool. Kevin and I used to live in PA.
Your children look just like both of you! Y'all made an excellent decision, the US is nothing but bad influence! Anyways, I am SO ready to live abroad, with an exception of the food might be a bit challenging! Lol
Don't be afraid of the food! There are so many options and a lot of it is very healty... or not 😁
Dear McFall Familiy, I absolutely like your video about Colmar! Although I was born in the beautiful town of Freiburg in Germany, my family originates from the Alsace region and a big part of my family lives in Colmar. I am currently living in Switzerland but I am visiting my family in France and Germany on a regular basis and recognize most of the places you visited. I so much like the way you appreciate the local culture, architecture and food!
So cool that your roots are from Freiburg and Alsace!
The Schwarzwald and Alsace regions are among my favorite spots for a short-range vacation (I live on the Bodensee). I love Colmar and I actually visited Haut Königsburg the last time I was there. 👍
Ooo Bodensee is amazing!
During our trip to the Alsace we stayed in Saint-Hippolyte and toured up and down the roads to visit as many wine yards as possible;)
The whole region is so charming and well worth the trip.at the end we added some days in Strasbourg which was well worth it
Wonderful video! I lived 20 years in Alsace and you brought back so many good memories.
Oh how lovely! I just love that region.
I had my first escargot in Paris and I probably looked the same when I first tried them. 🙂
But I didn‘t get if you were saying „Monster cheese“ or „Munster cheese“. Even the subtitles couldn’t clear things up. 😉
„Chez Hansi“, interesting that even after so many wars with Germany, German names are still somehow common in Colmar. In French it would be Jean and Sean in English.
It’s „Münster“ or „Munster“, a delicious cheese from Alsace, which happens to smell quite strongly when ripe.
@@inkognito9117 „Fränggisch“, of course. 😉
Wunderschönes und interessantes Video. Danke 🙂Eure Videos sind grundsätzlich etwas ganz Besonderes und sehr unterhaltsam. Mir gefällt auch der kleine geschichtliche Exkurs und ich liebe natürlich die leckeren Gerichte, ganz besonders freut mich aber, dass Ihr alles so viel Freude und Spaß hattet. Einfach eine tolle, liebenswerte Familie!
Vielen dank, Hildegard! ❤️
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife
Your children look like they grew 2 years older in the last couple of days.••• I like the music you selected for the castle tour.
I guess they have been growing a lot lately!
Tart flambe reminds me of the different kinds of flatbread pizzas you can get in the US now.
Yeah it’s similar to that, just with a French cheese sauce instead of tomato sauce.
Thank you-this video brought back such lovely memories from 30 years ago! Back then we were an American expat family of four living just outside of Paris. Whenever our two sons (then ages ten and twelve) had a school holiday we would vacation throughout Europe. On one of the All Saints Day breaks we traveled to Alsace, which is the perfect time to visit this beautiful region. (The vineyard’s leaves are changing color, and yet the amazing flower boxes are still in bloom.) Just like the McFalls we also visited Haut Koenigsberg. Our boys could not believe the long, long drive up to the top of the mountain and of course loved every minute of exploring such a fabulous castle!❤
Can't wait for next week's video... 😉
It's "Haut-Koenigsbourg" or "Hohkönigsburg", since french doesn't have the ö and "Haut" has a different meaning in german. ;)
Ahhh okay! I think I got the name from their website. I’ll check it again.
Hohkönigsburg / Hochkönigsburg or Haut-Koenigsbourg!
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohk%C3%B6nigsburg
German Besserwisserei! 🤣
Ah Danke!!
I always enjoy your videos! Thanks for taking us on vacation with you!
Thank you!
Super interesting to see where you go as a family, very impressive and even nicer is that you also try the respective local cuisine and that completely unbiased. And of course France is a true culinary paradise. So far I've been able to visit Paris and the coast in the northwest, unfortunately this part isn't there yet, but unfortunately I haven't made it to Freiburg either. I hope it works out in the years to come. The history in Europe is just very long, with many twists and turns in terms of territorial claims, hence the very rarely straight borders with some curiosities where borders then run through a house. Another nice highlight of your video. Warm greetings!!
Thanks, Robert! Yeah we need to see Freiburg, too.
very professional video, guess it was lot work, good job Sara and Kevin 😍👍
Thank you! Yeah I had to wake up early to get these shots with no tourists in them. By 10 am, the streets are full of people.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife This is a wonderful video, but this is YOUR vacation time and should rest and not get up early just to satisfy some followers, enjoy your family, although the kids can be exhausting (anyway 4 of them, I had only 2, was action enough for me), well, it seems that you know what you´re doing. You have a nice family 😍. Oh, just one last question: is your name Sara or Sarah. I think in Germany its more common with th "h" at the end, but one of my grandkids is also a Sara. 😀🙋♂
@@franz1102 well I do the filming for me as well. It’s fun for me, I really enjoy it! 💕
Thank you for taking me into one of my favorite regions. I like your calm style not jumping from frame to frame.
As a kid I found it fascinating that most winding stairs will turn upwards to the right so that the defender could swing his sword with the right hand whereas the attacker had to use his left hand. (With this exception 27:07 😮)
Ah yes! Funny you mention that about the stairs as our son, Griffin, just told us that the other day! Also, you’re he second person to comment that you like the slower editing style. I’m so glad as it’s what I like, too. There are some videos that jump so fast from frame to frame that I feel stressed out! Maybe that makes me old, I don’t know 🤷♀️😂.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife It is not about age, it is about telling a story. And also being able to appreciate what you show.
I felt a little nostalic by watching this video, because my family also visited the "hohe Königsburg" about 25-30 years ago and by that time my father told us, that he had visited it 30 years before with his boyscout friends. So we actually have an almost 60 year old tradition of visiting and revisiting it, and in a way you're part of this tradition right now;-P.
My husband discovered you channel and recommended it to me. Thank you for giving us a brief history of Colmar. My husband wants to visit Germany again the next time we go to Europe but I am trying to convince him to visit France. Maybe this place will be a good compromise for us! I hope we can visit that city one day.
Alt-Schuss or Altbier-Schuss is an Alt beer mixed with malt beer, depending on the region. Alt-Schuss is a refreshing summer drink and the dark sister of Alster (short for Alsterwasser) or Radler.
or: Altbier punch /Altbier-Bowle. The Altbier-Bowle was invented in and around Düsseldorf. Fruits such as peaches or strawberries with a little fruit juice are filled with Altbier and result in a punch with a piquant taste.
Or Altbier with raspberry syrup.
You should try this if they like beer with syrup
How fortunate to be so wealthy to live the lifestyle that you live so that exceptional memories can be built w. the children. A very rare privilege when you look at the world's children & their families. I hope that you do ensure that your lovely children know that such a home, such comforts & fun are special & not the norm, even in North America, not just so called 3rd world, from where we get most of the minerals which drive our modern world & create great suffering to people there for our benefits. Just look at Chile for instance & the mines devastating their land. Even greedy behaviors like washing clothing after only a single wearing is criminal against the groundwater system that prevents others from even drinking water.
A little bit north of Colmar is the village Riquewihr. If you think colmar ist awesome then Riquewihr could top that. (only the houses) ruclips.net/video/4_0woqXaXCw/видео.html
Gorgeous night photographyThank -you for all the effort you put in filming this.It's wonderful.
Thank you for your kind comments! ❤️
It was magical in the castle.So good to see your sons come alive and interact.
That was my favorite part, too. ❤️
Hi, you've been talking about the coloring of houses. I guess it also had a different purpose since there was no house numbering in those days. So buildings needed distingishable characteristics to be able to find the right one..
As I understand it, overhanging was not only for tax evasion. At that time, wooden beams were used. They may sag under load. The support is at the point of the main wall. If it is not at the end of the beam, then the weight of the first floor masonry bends the beam in the opposite direction than the weight of the furniture in the room. Without this solution, columns would have to be used for larger spans.
Having been to Colmar I want to thank you for so perfectly capturing the charm of this delightful town.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
So good to hear the history.Concise.
Nice to see you have heard us asking you to see Colmar and Alsace in general.
Best kitchen!
What is Colmar a beautiful City: Did you buy a lovely Ovendish? ( I totally would) And it made me laugh how long you chewed on One Escagot...🤪
Hahaha escargot are chewy! I didn’t end up buying an oven dish and now I’m a bit sad I didn’t. Guess we will have to go back!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 😄😄😄
Thouroughly enjoyed this video. (Vicariously travelling alongside... ) Thank you once more for letting us share your adventures.
I live watching traveling videos for that reason! Free and stress-free travel!
I like that medieval music ; makes me think of Blackmore's Night.
Schöööööne Videos an einem gemütlichen Sonntag Mittag, zu hause im warmen Nest,
alles mit passender Musik unterlegt, man bekommt Lust Reisepläne zu machen. ❤🧡💛💚
really enjoyed this video. My husband is from Strassbourg and we've been to Colmar and the surrounding areas many times. He's part of the Alsacian minority, and grew up speaking Elsässisch (Alsacian), which is similar to old german dialect at home. His grandparents spoke Alsacian as their primary langauge but were forbidden from speaking it in school, where they were forced to learn French. Unfortunatly, the traditional Alscian language is dying but the older generations still speak German fluently.
Wow that is so cool that your husband is from Alsace and canon speak Elsässisch! But it’s so sad they tried to kill the dialect.
Top tier content, thank you so much! ❤ And I really loved to see how much fun the kids had. We will visit Colmar with our 8yo daughter this winter, too. Now we're looking even more forward to it. 🙏
We hope you have a wonderful trip!
Unfortunately for you, it is late in the season for the flowers. There are still a little bit, but Alsace is the land of the geranium flower, every window has some in summer. I love it.
If your kids like castles, there is a lot to see in alsace and a lot of great stories that go with the castles. My prefered one are Fleckenstein, Andlau, Ortenau, Holandsbourg, St Ulrich/Rappolstein and Ferette
And for the food, if you visit alsace in the summer and if you go on the top of the Vosges, stop in a ferme auberge and try the "repas marcaire", great meal.
Great tips, thank you!
Flammenkuchen mit Crème fraîche, Zwiebeln und Speck besser als jede Pizza ausgenommen eine Pizza mit Fungi und Prosciutto.😀
Danke für euer neustes Video.
It is beautiful to see how You enjoy things as a family. Also to see the two of You take some time as a couple . Many couples forget this as soon as they have children.
🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
Affluent Americans when most Germans can’t afford to heat their homes
Bier + Sirup = "Berliner Weiße"
Wenn ihr alte Städte mögt, müsst ihr mal nach Dresden kommen.
Und wenn ihr Raubritterburgen mögt, kommt mal ins Elbsandsteingebirge, das ist nicht weit von Dresden entfernt. Ich würde euch sehr gerne ein paar wirklich tolle Orte dort zeigen. Es gibt viele Abenteuer zu erleben in der Sächsischen Schweiz. ;)
Liebe Grüße!
Dear family, if you ever return to Alsace, why not visit the small town of Kaysersberg. It is not far from Colmar and its most famous son was Albert Schweitzer, who was born there in 1875. Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a Franco-German doctor, Philosopher, Protestant theologian, organist, musicologist and pacifist. He is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. Schweitzer, the "jungle doctor", founded a hospital in Lambaréné in Gabon in central Africa. In 1953 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1952, which he received in 1954. The wineries in this area make excellent red and white wines and a cremant that is in no way inferior to champagne but is significantly cheaper.
Greetings from northern Germany
Ralph
A great suggestion, thank you!
From what you shared, Colmar is a wonderful town! It was like stepping back in time. I like escargot, too. I had my first taste of them in a long-gone restaurant, "Le Pastis" in White Plains, NY. I was a community college student in the 1970s, and thought, "Snails? Eeewww!" But a fellow student, who had them before, reassured me they are like clams or oysters and are so garlicky good. She was right! I'd like to try flammkuchen, too. I'm impressed with the knowledge, joy and enthusiasm your sons showed at the castle. I really loved touring the castle with you all!
BTW - The French jazz style music reminded me of Django Reinhardt's music. And I also liked the medieval style music for the castle.
Yeah totally! Snails are just the land version of muscles or scallops.
Mir euch kann man als Europäer Europa kennenlernen! :o) Sehr schön. Ich verfolge eure Erlebnisse sehr gerne. Aber ich frage mich wieso ihr nicht auf Deutsch untereinander redet? Könnt es doch mittlerweile sehr gut glaube ich. Weiter fällt mir auf dass der älteste Sohn scheinbar keine Freude an diesen Videos hat und aktiv nie zu sehen ist. Was ist mit ihm? Fühlt er sich nicht wohl??
Great memories of Colmar. We visited Strasbourg and Colmar for a few days back in 2019 and I saw many things that I forgot or missed out. The food is so good. Wonderful photography and information.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful video. I enjoyed it so much and learned a lot! Your filming and editing is superb! Thanks for sharing your trip to Colmar!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 😊
This was funny as hell @14:10 i had to look at the word for some time until i recognized it. Bibalakas aka Bibeleskaes. Pellkartoffeln mit Quark. Gibt es auch auf der deutschen Rheinseite.
Please do not introduce the increasingly used, mid-sentence, artificial ‘jerk‘ edits into your own videos. Highly annoying and unnecessary. Vielen Dank.
Yeah that has become increasingly popular and I don’t like it either!
Colmar and the whole area is beautiful like a fairy tale!! ❤