France
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
France
In Paris, we went to the Louvre and saw 👀 heaps of famous things and art. 🎨 In the Louvre we saw the Mona Lisa and other art but... I don't know what their names are. In the Louvre we walked 🚶♂️ for ages so my feet had exploded ages before
France
On Saturday, we drove from Brussels through France to Paris and started unpacking and really that was all I thought we were going to do. But then Mum sprung it on us, we were going to a place called Sug Break, where you could have crepes or waffles for dinner.
Belgium
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
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
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
Luxembourg
On Tuesday, we headed into Luxembourg for the day (we were staying just across the border in Manom, France as it was much cheaper). We had picked up our new hire car after leaving Germany and crossing into France the day before. At the recommendation of our friend Francisco, we
Germany
F: Q.1. What was your favourite day? J: The snow or the day we went to Bobby and Annika's house. F: Q.2. What was your favourite activity? J: Going on the rodelbahn. F: Q.3. What was your favourite food? J: Burgers 🍔 🍔 🍔 J: Q.1. What
Germany
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
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
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
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—