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A day in Brussels

Friday, Jun 28th, 2024 On our way from Amsterdam to Paris, we decided to spend the day in Brussels, Belgium. I have always wanted to visit, and had planned on skipping this stop. However, when we looked at tickets directly from Amsterdam to Paris, they…

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Amsterdam - XXX

Tuesday, June 25th - Thursday, June 27th, 2024 The Amsterdam flag has 3X's on it, which are commonly known to represent Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll. We learned that more likely the 3X's originally refer to the Floods, Plague and Fire that were prevalent…

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Bonjour Paris!

Friday, June 28th, 2024 - Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Our last leg in Europe and this year of travel ends in Paris, France and a visit to one of my best friends, Miiko. This is the first time our families have met and the first…

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Ich bin ein BerlinerĀ 

Saturday, June 22nd - Monday June 24th, 2024 And I don't mean a jelly donut either.. . . Haha. . . As is our tradition of visiting towers around the world, we visited the Berlin Tower and enjoyed the stunning views. I liked the organization…

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Dobry Den Prague!

Tuesday, June 18th - Friday, June 21st, 2024 Prague, Czechia is an amazing city. It is definitely crowded and seems like a popular party spot for the young adults (lots of beer drinking and hollering!) amidst a backdrop of majestic historical buildings and sites. We…

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Hallo Vienna!

Saturday June 15th - Monday June 17th, 2024 After Italy we decided to stop off in Vienna, Austria for a couple days on the way to the Czech Republic. I noticed that that trains are getting more and more crowded, which means we may be…

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Ahhhh, Venice

Monday June 10 - Saturday June 15th, 2024 The second city in Italy we visited was Venice. Beautiful, car-free streets made for pedestrians. And beautiful bridges over canals. Soooo many bridges and windy roads. It's easy to make a wrong turn. The city is so…

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Buongiorno! Rome

Friday June 7th - Sunday June 9th, 2024 We were in Italy for about a week and chose to stay in 2 main cities, Rome and Venice. They were both wonderful cities, but soooo very different. I am going to let the pictures do the…

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Zurich - the little Big City

Tuesday June 4th - Friday June 7th, 2024 Scot wanted to go see the Alps, so we detoured into Zurich, Switzerland for a few days. This turned out to be one of our favorite places! My friend and Swiss expert, Yvonne, made some recommendations, so…

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Barcelona and Primavera Sound

Saturday June 1st - 3rd, 2024 Max has been getting more and more into music. He found out that there was a music festival in Barcelona called the Primavera Sound. The festival was taking place about 30 minutes away from where we were staying, so…

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