lots to talk about

Well as you all know I got a job and I start monday, however I was also offered to work for one week cooking at the European Parliment here in Strasbourg. I don't think I will take it because I will be working.

Ok so about my job. I will be working as a tournant in a restaurant 4 doors down the street of where I live. I went there on Thursday, and the chef wasnt there, but I met with him on Friday, and he said I can work there for 2.5 months...and its all alsacian food like bistro fair only two guys int he kitchen adn its a fair sized restaurant, so it would be interesting to learn how to do lots of covers with very few people in the kitchen...but then again I saw how they do it and its exactly how I wrote I wanted my restaurant to be, a few months ago.,..basically things are cooked in portions in bags (sous Vide) and then reheated when a customer orders it. It goes quickly, you have less staff on hand which cuts down considerably the amount of people needed on salary.

Anyways when I come in on Monday at 10 to start work we'll discuss salary.

So then once I got that down I went around touring a bit of the city takign lots fo pictures and such...strasbourg is a absolutely beautiful city. I found out that these homes here are actually moveable...its a long story but its cool to know people packed up their houses and moved...their house as well..

Today Iw oke up early and took the train to the south of Alsace to a quaint little town called Colmar. Its Centre Ville is beautiful as well. Shops line the crowded streets with the magnificant houses...if I could choose a place to live in this world it woudl definitely be alsace...I love the house and the scenery and all..its just so breathtaking..the food is amazing..the wine is mine nad jessicas favourite...its got it all...I truly love this area of france. I dont knwo fi I can say it enough but its really nice...highly reccomend it..

ok so as you all know Jessica and I for the past two years have driven half the wine route in Niagara falls and loved it. The wine is so delicious and its the same Terroir as here in Alsace, we grow the same grapes in Niagara falls and they do here in Alsace. So the wine is very good. Jessica isnt here but she encouraged me to go and tour the wine region. So what a better way to see the cities, the wine and the ever breath taking views? BY BICYCLE!!. Yup I rented a bike and rode for 4 hours visiting four towns, each one beautifull in its own way. And since over here they have bike routes and bike paths to tour the Route de Vin D'Alsace, its a good thing to do. So I biked through vineyards along the mountain side lined with vines startign to bud already, and going through these small towns it made my day. I stopped at a few wineries and did the free wine tasting. If I could describe the feeling I had drinking my favourite wines straight from the source..lets just say I cant. IT was that good. not all the wine makers did I like but some were so good. I got to try very exclusive wines called Grand Cru...there are only 50 of about 3000 wineries in Alsace that have that label. It was so good and had I bought a bottle it would have been worth every penny. But I didnt too expensive for me...so I instead drank it for free at the winery and enjoyed every sip.

The part of Alsace I was on is just on the french side of the Rhine River which borders Germany, which means to say that I was abotu 20 minutes from Germany. The point is as I was riding through the vinyards I stumbled upon a bunker..yup it looked like a WW2 bunker a small door, thick cement walls, lookout and shooting windows, as well as it had many many bullet holes. It was cool to see. I went inside. Dont forget though that Alsace has been fought over by the French and Germans for hundred of years. It has gone back and forth between the two countries.

I returned the bike, then came back to the city of Colmar and walked around for a while taking in the city before heading back to Strasbourg. On my way home from the train station...I got hit by acar...Im ok not hurt at all...but I was crossing the street and some douche bag backed up to let a another car park but didnt look before backing up..basically im crossing and suddenly I feel a car hit my back everyone stops to see nad i tried movign away but the guy kept backing pushing me along behind him...I punched the window and screamed some profanity in english and suddenly the car stops. the driver got otu and was appologizing, and I didnt even want to speak french i just cursed the basterd out in english people ont he sidewalk laughed...they guy basically said he didnt look in the rear view mirror before he backed up..I gavehima piece of my mind, but since I was ok not hurt in the slightest of ways, I ripped his head off with my words then walked away.. some people asked me if i was ok, I said im built with broad shoulders...it will take more than a car backing up into me to hurt me..they laughed I walked away and went to buy some chicken for dinner.

I stood at the window drinking a beer looking down at the city as the sun set, tourists admiring the area I live in called Petite France. And its a nice way to end the day. Not sure what tomorrow holds but I will see.

ciao good night