France
Parisian Christmas markets
Here are some photos from the Christmas markets we went to on Monday afternoon in the Tuileries Garden, a big park bordered on two sides by the River Seine and the Louvre... 0:00 /0:39 1× 0:00 /0:13 1× 0:00 /0:36 1×
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France
More Louvre pics
Here are a few more photos from our visit to the largest museum in the world... It had been J's idea to go to the Louvre and see the Mona Lisa — it seems to have made a big impression on him when his teacher told the class about
Belgium
A day in Brussels
On Thursday, our first full day in Belgium, we had another "bludge day", aka a non-sightseeing day of relaxing, grocery shopping, blogging, life admin, trip research, etc (in other words, there's not a lot of bludging involved for the adults!). It was good to make the
Haiku
A's haikus — week 12
Week 12 already! Day 78 • 21 Nov • Helsa GRIMMWELT in Kassel: Zwei Herren ein Buch schreiben Für die ganze Welt. (To up the challenge I wrote today's haiku in German; here it is in English... GRIMMWELT in Kassel: Two gentlemen write a book For the entire world.) Day
Belgium
Musée Hergé
On Wednesday, we crossed from France into Belgium and, after driving for several hours, stopped at the Hergé Museum only 10 minutes from our current AirBnb in Wavre (half an hour from Brussels). Hergé was the pen name of Georges Remi, the creator of the Tintin comics beloved by our
Germany
Another weekend with friends
On Friday evening, we arrived in Münchweiler an der Alsenz to spend the weekend with our friends Lucas and Bree and their baby girl. Our time with them included lots of doggie snuggles with adorable Maple... A fun day in Kaiserslautern at an indoor swimming complex with a heated wave
Germany
Brüder Grimm Haus
On Friday, we checked out of our AirBnb in Helsa and headed south towards the home of the friends we'd be staying with for the weekend. On the way, we stopped at Brüder Grimm Haus (Brothers Grimm House) in Steinau for a second consecutive days of Grimm sightseeing!
Germany
GRIMMWELT (Grimm World)
After leaving Saxony, we spent three nights in Helsa, near the city of Kassel. This was another stay that was longer than our original plan, due to our other AirBnb booking for that week being inexplicably cancelled by the host a few days beforehand! Luckily we were able to add
Haiku
A's haikus — week 11
More haikus... Day 71 • 14 Nov • Bad Windsheim Bad Windsheim’s buildings Wear their bones on the outside. I love exposed beams. Day 72 • 15 Nov • Bad Windsheim to Großwaltersdorf A foot protrudes from A fresco on the Rathaus In Bamberg’s Altstadt. Day 73 • 16 Nov • Großwaltersdorf No brakes—
Thoughts and observations at the halfway mark
We've just passed the halfway mark of our five-month round-the-world trip, so I thought I'd share a few thoughts and observations with those of you who are still following along. Feel free to ask any other burning questions in the comments... I'd happily do
Germany
Wilkommen aus Deutschland
We've already been in Germany for a week, so it's time to catch up on some blogging! Last Wednesday, we farewelled our Swiss friends and set off to Bad Windsheim in Germany. This was a change from our initial plan, which involved going via Liechtenstein and
Haiku
A's haikus — week 10
Here's the next batch of haikus... Day 64 • 7 Nov • Saint-Jean-de-Sixt At Lake Annecy, Our new friend likes apples and We like our new friend. Day 65 • 8 Nov • Saint-Jean-de-Sixt to Butzberg Boys on rollerblades And seated skateboard racers Call, “Achtung! Auto!” Day 66 • 9 Nov • Butzberg Lakeside