We woke up early and ate breakfast outside the hostel this morning in order to make it to the Rijks museum. We stayed there for around 2 hours, walking around and looking at their interesting collections of art and other objects. My favorite part was their Special Collection, where they had tons of different objects […]
My father always told me that boredom is a starvation of the mind. If that’s the case then today has been a 3 course meal followed by an after dinner snack for the brain. We started off in Overveen, leaving our campsite early in the morning. Traveling across the dunes with the squad was, as […]
Our last full day of the trip was bittersweet (sweet because there were crepes involved!) After breakfast at the hostel, we biked 12 miles to the famous Palace of Versailles. We spent the majority of the day there, touring the beautiful chateau and gardens. After a fun downhill ride back to the hostel, we walked […]
The day was spent exploring the great city of Paris! We started the morning with breakfast at the hostel before setting out for our adventure. We made our way towards the Seine River and caught a glimpse of Notre Dame. Unfortunately, we were unable to tour the inside (due to the recent fire) but we […]
Bienvenue a París! We spent a good portion of our day on the train from Ghent to Lille, and then jumped a second from Lille to Paris. We loved looking out the window at the green quiltwork of the French countryside (but we were also very tired and squeezed in a quick nap too!) After […]
Today the crew took a well deserved day just chilling in Gent. A good breaking of the fast in the morning was followed promptly by a walking tour of the charming city, where we took in the sights of the city’s important landmarks and history richer than the finest chocolates, some of which we tasted […]
Today we were up and out early and headed for Ghent. The route was another beautiful one and we made it to Bruges’ rival city just in time for lunch. After lunch we walked around the city and did some window-shopping, and tried to take advantage of the air conditioned stores (90°F today!!) After checking […]
Our day today was spent exploring the medieval city of Bruges. After a hearty breakfast at the hostel, the group set out for the center of the city, the Markt. Here, the group climbed the 366 steps to the top of the Belfry of Bruges and received a spectacular 360 degree view of the surrounding […]
We made it to Bruges, Belgium this afternoon! The weather was beautiful, and we all especially enjoyed the relaxing bike ride today. We stopped along the way for coffee, lunch, and even a short ferry ride. We were also excited to celebrate trekker Andreis’s birthday, so we capped off our day with ribs for dinner. […]
Today’s route was technically the longest day of biking but no way did it feel that way. The weather was great and spirits were high! We left camp as the morning chill was lifting and headed to our route. The route took us along the coast, over bridges, and under the towering windmills. As we […]