So these are not in the exact order we visited them, but it was easier to lump some of the smaller visits close together. So after London we headed to Amsterdam and then Brussels. Luxembourg was after Paris, but Paris will get its own post. So the first pictures are from Brussels. We got into Brussels in the afternoon so all we really had time to do was grab some dinner and see the main square and get a waffle of course! I also filled my European chocolate need at Galler chocolates which is supposedly the best chocolate in Belgium. It was pretty good. Our business visit here was at the European Commission, but after that we grabbed some frites (their french fries) and headed out.
This is a picture of the atomium which is a large monument type thing that was built for the world fair.
My Belgium waffle! So good - nutella, bananas, and strawberries.
Us in front of the most famous sight in Brussels - "Manneken Pis" which translates to "little man pee".
So our trip to Amsterdam was also very brief. We got into our hotel and grabbed some dinner. They had a wonderful dessert/treat called a "stroopwafel" which is two thin crunchy waffles with caramel inside - so good! Even better when you can get them warm. We visited the flower market in Amsterdam which was so cool. It is like the stock market with all the traders and their computer and all these flowers flow through on their carts. It is crazy! After Amsterdam we headed to a cute little Dutch town called Delft where they make the blue and white pottery. We were only here for the afternoon, but it was a great little town to walk and explore. Exactly what you think of when you think of a little town.
Flowers at the flower market in Amsterdam.
River in Amsterdam.
Sign by our hotel in Amsterdam. I am by the "A".
After we went to Paris we stopped to make a business visit in Luxembourg and got to stay the night. It was the 4th of July the night we were in Luxembourg and there is not a lot to do so we made a music video which was a nice way to pay homage to the dear USA.
The Hague, Netherlands temple. We got to go do baptisms in this temple which was really cool. Fun fact - the church only owns the actual ground the temple sits on and so the grounds are not quite as nice as you see at some of the other temples.
This is us on a bench on the street in Delft.
This is me in Luxembourg.
This is on one of the bridges in Delft.
The girls on the trip in Luxembourg.
The pictures are a bit jumbled, but these were some nice quick stops. Next destination . . . Paris.
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