It was fun reminiscing about our great 2016 European adventure last week. (You can find our whole 2-week detailed itinerary HERE.) Since I shared my favorite rural photos from France, I also wanted to share nature shots from Belgium! I. Loved. Belgium. There was just something about it. Of course, the landscape wasn't that different from France's, especially where we were -- with our road-tripping, we were often straddling the line between France and Belgium anyway...but there … [Read more...]
Memorials and Museums near Ypres, Belgium
We packed our days in Europe with all the museums, memorials, and other special stops we could! It was not a leisurely, get-up-at-1o-am type of vacation (made evident by our itinerary) - but you know what? That's a good thing! After all, we only had a limited amount of time in Europe and I think we would have regretted sleeping in and not trying to squeeze everything we could out of the trip! After our afternoon in Ypres, Belgium, we stopped at an outdoor museum area at the back of a … [Read more...]
An Afternoon in Ypres, Belgium
After we spent the morning at the Battle of Waterloo - exploring the museum, climbing the Lion's Mound, and more - we hopped back in our rental car and drove up to the city of Ypres, Belgium. By this time, I was already convinced that I loved Belgium. I thought the scenery was gorgeous, the language fascinating, and the people kind. I had a friend in high school who had gotten to live in Belgium for a whole month, I think - what a neat opportunity! I wish I had asked her more about her … [Read more...]
The Battle of Waterloo in Belgium + The Hougoumont Farm
We left off in our Europe post series with our day at Verdun, France, exploring memorials and forts. That evening, we drove to our next Airbnb (told you we love them!) which was near Waterloo, Belgium. Let me take a moment to say that I loved every second we were in Belgium!! The culture is so neat and it was fun spending time in rural AND in urban parts of Belgium! We only got a couple days in Belgium but it was a blast. :) ^^ our Airbnb near Waterloo. We had our own little apartment on … [Read more...]
Our 2-Week Europe Itinerary
Happy Tuesday, friends! I am SO excited to finally begin sharing our Europe trip with you! Like I said in this post, we're back from our recent 2-week adventure in Europe. I went with my husband, a friend of ours from college, and my sister-in-law! Let me just start by saying this: one of my favorite things about travel (and other big events) is the actual planning! :) I spent much of June finalizing details for our 2 week trip. Much had to be finalized: passports, plane tickets, … [Read more...]