Cologne Sight Seeing
We took a free walking tour of Cologne in the afternoon. Getting there we took the long way and walked down the Rhine river. Our tour guide started by explaining the Cologne coat of arms while were at one of…
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Leaving Brussels
I had some of my best sleep last night in Brussels. I think it’s due to our posh Airbnb. Waking up we headed to get our waffles for breakfast. We were hoping for our nacho cheese type waffle but we…
Gravensteen Castle
Between Bruges and Brussels is Ghent and Gravensteen Castle. The Dutch name means Castle of the Counts. Inside was a self guided tour with some light history of the middle ages. Some of the text was in English while some…
Board Games in Cologne
Devin and I have a hobby addiction: Board Games. Tonight we met 3 people from the meetup group Cologne On Board to play board games at a local restaurant We found our meetup peoples at Café Kandinsky and were introduced…
Quasimodo Time
The Bruges’ Belfort has 366 steps and we climbed all of them. The view from the top was worth it. The tower had markings of arrows pointing to the different towns and their distance away. While at the top the…
Brussels: Beer and chocolate
After getting to the hotel in Brussels. We succumbed to sleep deprivation and decided to take a 2 hour nap and a shower. Refreshed we decided to see some of the town on foot. Beer and chocolate Later in the…
Bruges
Just over an hour north of Brussels is Bruges. Before leaving Brussels we needed some waffles. Our guide from last night had pointed us to the Waffle Factory for savory waffles. I had a bacon and mozzarella filled waffle and…
Bruges Airbnb
Our Airbnb in Bruges was a bit eclectic. In a good way. Our host, David, was very friendly and made us breakfast the next day. The house used to be his restaurant before he had his first child. The kitchen…
Nashville to Brussels
And we’re off… 12:00 – BNA Our hometown airport is still quaint and homey sans the $1.2B upgrade. If you’re ever in the Nashville airport on a Friday or Sunday try to see how many bachelorette parties you can spot.…
Moist Interlaken
It’s been raining all day but we did get out for a bit. We went for a walk on a randomly chosen trail It led out to one of the lakes surrounding Interlaken. The walk was easy but we were…