SAVERNE - ROSES AND CHERRIES

Saverne is a really nice small town. One of those places that just works. A good port plaisance with a very helpful Capitaine and support team. As we were staying longer than expected because of the music festival, we explored the sites. Châteaux, coffee shops, Super U, all the normal things. We were recommended to go to the Roseraie de Saverne. They are into roses in Saverne and each year they have a Concourse de Rose. It's a big competition with entries from all over Europe. The rose garden is impressive, if you are into roses, which I quite like (not in winter). The trouble was it was too hot with 37 deg. C in the shade, it takes the edge off the spectacle. So off to a cooler place.

Margaret assessing the scent in the Roseraie de Saverne.

Coolness was found in form of a shady coffee shop terrace and ice creams.

A rare photo of Geoff eating an ice cream. Not his normal domain, come back Fischer all is forgiven.

All that rose eduction and degustation made us think about food. On the way back to Soraya we saw a wild cherry tree literally laden with cherries. On with some old clothes, cherry picking can get very messy, and on with the harvest. There was no shortage. A few kilos later it was back on board and it's stoning time!! A couple of hours later 9 jars of cherry jam. Definitely a baguette tomorrow morning.

Some of the canal bank wild cherries about to be turned into jam. Yes the hands are still red.