Written on August 26, 2017 in
Germany
Worms – August 24th – 26th 2017 Our time in Amsterdam was short and as much as we loved staying on the boat, we were ready to leave and hit the road to WORMS! Worms Germany was not a place we picked for it’s lovely sightseeing, but rather a half way point to our next...
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Amsterdam – August 23rd 2017 The night on the boat was super relaxing and perfect. We had set up a movie for the kids and they all got cozy! (They kind of had to with the lack of space 🙂 ) We woke up feeling ready to tackle another city. Amsterdam was going to be...
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Brugge to Amsterdam – August 22nd 2017 We left Brugge after our quick 48 hours there and realized that we were actually super close to the beach. We drove through the little area and popped out in a seaside community and a lovely beach. We were already set for our drive to Amsterdam so I...
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Written on August 21, 2017 in
Belgium
Brugge – August 21st 2017 Waking up in Brugge, we finally got to see where we were (if you remember from last post, we arrived late at night). We ended up being in a cute little resort type place. Little bungalows were everywhere, signs for playground, pool and clubhouse were close by. We would try...
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Written on August 20, 2017 in
France
Juno Beach – August 20th 2017 Our Normandy time was short and on the way to our next town we were happy to be able make a pit stop at Juno Beach. Juno Beach was an important stop for Mark and I as it held so much Canadian history. We had studied WW2 in school...
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Written on August 19, 2017 in
France
Mont Saint-Michel – August 19th 2017 Our busy day started with a trip to the Eco Museum by the Bay in Normandy. This was a small museum that was all about the ecology of the area. Super neat facts and displays kept us busy and engaged for a while. Outside they had areas that were...
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Written on August 18, 2017 in
France
Leaving Paris – August 18th 2017 We left Paris with a new lease on life, well, a lease on a car that is!!! This was now going to be our wheels for the next 60 days in Europe. We chose to drive for a couple reasons. 1. We thought we could do more exploring, going...
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Written on August 17, 2017 in
France
Paris – August 17th 2017 Our last full day in Paris was left open. It was the day after our long Disney day and we didn’t want to overdo it. We were thinking of taking the bus to Versailles but in the end we stayed local and Mark and I took the bus to Notre...
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Written on August 16, 2017 in
France
Paris – August 15th & 16th 2017 With all the adventures we’d been having it was time for a day off. A sleep in, late breakfast, movies in the afternoon, PJ day. We took full advantage of this time and relaxed allllll day. The next day was a splurge day. Disney Paris. But how could...
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Written on August 14, 2017 in
France
Paris – August 14th 2017 Paris day 4, time to explore. My goal was to make it to see the Arc de Triomphe. Perhaps walk down the Champ d’Elysee. Pretend we’ve won the lotto and shop till we drop. We walked the whole way to the Arc from our airbnb which was a good bit...
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