So many cities are accessible from Amsterdam that we couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit a city new to us. The hardest part was deciding which one to visit! After a little Google research, we...
Blog posts from canals
Belgium 2012: sights in Ghent
On our last day in Belgium we visited Ghent which is about a 40 min train ride from Brussels. At the Ghent train station we purchased metro cards for the tram that would take us to the the center of...
Belgium 2012: sights of Antwerp
Our daytrip to Antwerp in 2011 left us interested in the city, so we made it the middle city of this trip and spent two nights in town. The skyline of old town is dominated by Onze Lieve...
Belgium 2012: sights of Bruges
Our previous trips to Bruges were in Spring (March 2010 & April 2011) so it was nice to see the city with Fall color this time. On Sunday morning we first headed south meandering along the old...
streets (and canals) of Amsterdam
Apologies for being so far behind on these posts! It feels like we have been on the road more than home for the last several weeks. Anyway, one of the main things we did in Amsterdam was wander the...
Our Itinerary
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Bordeaux (Sep)
Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castile and León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)