To :
GKW05GT.
NAFOD.
BAT.
Of course, I will be with the group of GT owners, during the 24 heures race.
So, I will be happy to welcome, and to help you, if necessary.
On the subject of your trip :
1 / The visit of Strasbourg and Alsace is a great idea. The landscape and the Architecture of timber-framed houses, are totally different from what exists in the USA. The food is excellent, although very very heavy. You can also visit one of the largest automobile museums in the world (the Schlumpf collection) in Mulhouse.
2 / The visit of Burgundy is also a highlight, with Dijon and Beaune. The Architecture of stone and the roofs with colored tiles, is remarkable. The small roads are winding through landscape full of sweetness, and the most famous vineyards of the world, that you can visit and where you can do tastings. The restaurants are among the finest in France.
3 / A one hour south of Le Mans, it would be a shame not to visit the famous area of the «*Chateaux de la Loire*», where lived the kings of France in the 15th and 16th centuries. You can visit two unique castles in the world (Chambord and Chenonceau), and a remarkable garden «*A la Française*» (Villandry).
- 4 / To the south-east of France, the coast (Cote d'Azur), is a beautiful setting, but rather for a life of luxury, beach and relaxation.
The hinterland, very wild, corresponds to a different spirit that I personally love.
You can visit the "Luberon" region full of extraordinary hilltop villages and the beautifulest "Romanes Cisterciennes abbeys*» in the world.
The "Gorges du Verdon" is the most fantastic canyon in Europe.
Attention to the option Innsbruck / Como / Zermatt. The lake of Como and its islands deserve the trip, but for everything else, it's a very long road, and landscapes that are almost always the same. If you need «*mountain*», however it's perfect, but it is very monotonous, and that's a reduced vision of Europe.
Feel free to ask me for advice if you consider it useful.
Best regards from France.
Francis (Saint Ho).
