Reims was simply a stopover for us on our road trip back from Spain. But I have a small tradition. If we stop for the night, I choose a different place. It makes the break feel like a mini trip. Reims

We were deep into our road trip having already crossed the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg when the scenery started to change. Just after Strasbourg, the landscape gently opened up. Rolling hills, endless rows of vineyards, tiny church steeples peeking through