We woke up in Ghent and the boys woke up too late so we almost missed check out. We went to a cat cafe before we left for Amsterdam. The purpose of the cat cafe was to make shy cats left at the shelter more comfortable around people. But this meant that all the cats […]
After a nice sleep in, we started off our day at the Gravensteen Castle and its interesting (and creepy) torture museum. We wandered the cobblestone streets of Ghent to a flea market, a graffiti filled street, and then onto lunch—Andy and Henry’s first veggie burgers. Feeling a bit tuckered, we all took naps at the […]
We spent a magnificent day in Bruges, biking and walking along the cobblestone streets. Blog post by moi: We sampled Belgian waffles (denser and more buttery than their stateside counterpart), perused a farmers market (free samples of cheese and melons!), and saw centuries-old gothic architecture every way we turned. In the afternoon, we dodged horse-drawn carriages […]
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Today, we left Paris for Belgium. I watched the news on the strike at the Belgium train stations and I ate my croissant and drank my tea. We then biked to the Paris du Nord train station, finding a bike shop and sending our postcards on their way. After lunch, we found a spot to […]
Today we saw the most crucial site in Paris, the Eiffel Tower. We spent a good three hours walking up the 704 steps and enjoying the view. Then we were off at lunch where we had a picnic by the river next to the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, we biked over to Montmartre to wander around […]
Today we woke up in the 3 Ducks Hostel and helped ourselves to the complimentary breakfast they provided of croissants, bread rolls, and juice. After we finished we took the metro to a square where our walking tour of Paris started. It was called the Sandeman Tour, and it was amazing. Our tour guide Oliver, […]
Today, I woke up in a good mood, as we only had 10 miles to bike, and we were going to Paris today. We got a baguette at the store and some jam and fresh fruit at a farmers market. We entered the back of the Palace of Versailles and biked around the enormous gardens […]
Waking up to the sounds of the Seine River and the gentle flute music, we started out biking to Monet’s house, just 4km away. After seeing the gardens and all the paintings we headed off on our 40 mile day.The blazing sun did hinder our spirits a bit, however getting on the bike paths made […]
I started the day by waking up to a damp sleeping bag and a snoring Henry lying on my leg. I gave him a light slap and started packing for the long day of biking we had ahead of us. David cooked the oatmeal as we tried to roll up our tents without getting wet. […]