*Belgium*

Oh Brussels.. where do I even begin? Lauren and I went to the lovely Belgium city this past Saturday and Sunday as a last weekend trip in Europe. It included: a 5 hour bike tour of the city, the best fries and sauce in the world (literally), Belgium beer, chocolate, statues, the Grand Palace, waffles, parks, mass in a cathedral... in French, mussels, more beer, more parks and a lot of good laughs!

The 5 hour bike tour kicked my butt HOWEVER it was a great way to see the city in a fast amount of town. We did the tour with 2 other older women from Ireland, one of whom cycles daily for an hour and therefore was 10 miles ahead of us at all times. I lost my shoe in the middle of 4 lane traffic and almost hit several pedestrians. Lots of good laughs came from Saturday and Sunday we decided to walk to all the places we had visited on bike the day before. We went shopping at the local flea market, picked up some chocolate treats for our family members and enjoyed a nice long lunch. A pit stop for some waffles and street music... and then before we knew it we were going through UK Border control for the last time...