Day-Trip to Metz, France

 Metz, France is an hour and a half drive from Kaiserslautern. They are also known to have an amazing Christmas market, with delicious oysters and Glühwein. Are you sold? I was. On a boring weekend, we decided to drive up to Metz for the day. I had found the Metz Kayak Club online, and decided we should venture to Metz and have a day of SUPing and French food.

We packed a lunch to save some money up front. The tolls into/out of Metz are €4.20 each way. Considering the roads are nice and uncrowded, I don't mind paying these tolls. When we drove all the way through France to and from our wedding (see here), I wasn't so happy about paying the tolls, but for a day-trip, it's not a big issue.

Can't forget the DP!

We took our stand-up paddleboards into the Moselle, and made our way upstream into downtown. The river runs directly through the town, so you are able to view everything from the river. We were the only ones SUPing at the time, so we got some quizzicle looks, but it was the best way to view the city. Nate got some GoPro footage, so we may upload that in the future. It was a great time, and I can't wait to return to Metz (Christmas with the family?). 
Not the best picture, but here are some of the kayaks



This is a baguette vending machine...I don't know if there is anything more French than that!  















You can find more info on Metz here: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/alsace-and-lorraine/metz


Location: Metz, France

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