The Elfstedentocht. Ever heard of it? No, neither had we until we were planning a trip to the Netherlands. The Elfstedentocht, or Eleven Cities Tour, is an ice-skating race around – you guessed it – eleven cities. It takes place in the Friesland province of the Netherlands whenever it’s cold […]
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After we left Ypres, we headed to the city of Antwerp in Belgium for 2 nights. Although the city is mainly known for its diamond trade, there is a lot more to it than that. Antwerp is a vastly underrated city that you should definitely visit on a trip to […]
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We covered a lot of ground during our road trip through Belgium. The first thing I want to say is that after years of fairly frequent traveling, I may have finally learned how to pack. This is the bag I took with me for a 6-night trip. I put my […]
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Late-night television talk show host David Letterman once famously described “carpet” as the word that lies like a rug, because it is neither a car nor a pet. I can’t remember what I had for lunch today, but I can remember that joke from years ago and I think of […]
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The first German building placed on the UNESCO World Heritage site was the Aachen Cathedral in, of course, the city of Aachen. Aachen is about a 2.5 hour drive from us, so rather than get up at the crack of dawn for a day trip that would involve a 5-hour […]
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On our first day of our trip to Bastogne, we had run across a couple of signs for a Historical Route. One the second day, we decided to drive the route somewhat in order to visit all 15 sites. It was a little difficult because there is no printed map […]
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Columbus Day weekend was a 4-day weekend for me and we spent it exploring Bastogne, Belgium and the surrounding area. This was the first photo I took on the trip and I had to include it because I’d never seen anything like this before, but maybe I’m living a sheltered […]
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