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Berlin

Neither Germany nor Berlin were on our original itinerary. We had thought we would concentrate our Europe time in Spain, England and Italy (with a bit of France). However a rare thing happened. The boys proactively suggested a place to go! Just before we left in August they inquired if we were going to Berlin. […]

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Nate’s Review of Brussels

Food The food in Brussels was good. There was a waffle truck were we got waffles. It was so good. There was also a burger restaurant that gave us gloves for our burgers. Also there was a burger with a red bun. Sights The sights in Brussels are good. There is a EU museum and […]

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Brussels

From London we were headed to Berlin. We’d have to change trains in Brussels anyway, so we figured we’d make an overnight stop there. We briefly contemplated a side trip to Bruges, but decided that city would be a better experience in a different season. The main draws in Brussels were culinary: waffles, chocolate, French […]

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Christmas on the road….

I love Christmas-time. The lights, the songs, the nip in the air, and smell of pine trees all make me excited. When we started planning our itinerary I knew I wanted to be somewhere that had Christmas spirit, ideally that also wasn’t tropical. A tropical Christmas just doesn’t do it for me. I was also […]

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Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter

Less than 48 hours after leaving Disneyland (via the Eurostar train through the channel tunnel) we arrived at the Warner Brothers Studio just outside of London. Here they have turned the sets and props from the Harry Potter franchise into an attraction. Many people have raved about the tour to me, so I had high […]