Had enough time in the morning for a (relatively) cool walk round Épernay and admire the landmarks of its USP: champagne!
Lottie was glad to have a walk in the cool too. As ever, she was on a mission to win friends and influence people.
We had a pretty good drive, especially through the pretty champagne-growing villages around Épernay, and arrived in Colmar by 3:30. It was a tad hot to venture forth straight away, so we hung around until 5.30
It was very hot, but we heroically struggled to the prettiest Petit Venice area for a beer and the unmissable tarte flambée.
On the way back, we stumbled across an Alsace wine tasting stall and met a new friend from Mexico, Lola.
Next morning I got up early to take Lottie for a walk in the relative cool before leaving.
2022 and all that 