WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Our flat in the heart of the city
OUR TRIP ITINERARY


Week 1
Tuesday, July 17: Arrive in Brussels 
Explore Brussels
Weekend July 21 – 22: Dinant
Week 2
Enjoy Brussels
Weekend July 28-29: Brugge
Week 3
Discover Brussels
Saturday, August 4: Monschau
Dinant
Sunday, August 5: Luxembourg City





 Week 4
Experience Brussels
Friday, August 10: Travel to London by train
Weekend August 11-12: Olympic Games





 Week 5
London
Return to Brussels
Biennial flower festival
Saturday, August 18: TCMABL Playoffs begin
Sunday, August 19:  Check out of flat
The Flower Carpet in the Grand Place

Week 6
"Vacation"
Paris - 5 days (Euro Disney?)
Friday, August 24: Travel to Belgian coast
De Haan - 5 days

Week 7
Beachside apartment
Day trip to Amsterdam


Thursday, August 30: Depart
Saturday, September 1: Arrive home
Tuesday, September 4: First day of school

WELCOME!



Thanks for visiting our travel blog. We hope you'll check back throughout our summer excursion (Mon. July 16 – Fri. Sept. 1) to stay in touch with us and share in our experiences.

In just 18 short days, we'll begin our journey to Brussels, Belgium, which will be our home for five weeks. While we’re there we’ll enjoy a variety of day trips and an extended weekend in London during the closing ceremonies of the Olympics before we conclude our travels with vacation stops in Paris, the Belgian coast and Amsterdam.

We’re staying in a two-bedroom apartment in the heart of Brussels and already know where to find the best fries, waffles and markets thanks to a ton of great advice from the Hagen family, friends who enjoyed a similar experience just two summers ago. Betsy will be working in her company’s office for much of our stay so Xander, Vaughn, Quinn and I will have plenty of time to really get to know the city.

We still have a lot of work to do, but have been busy making all the necessary preparations and lists of stuff to pack and do. We’ll shift into extreme prep mode a week before our departure while the kids are in YMCA day camp all week thanks to brilliant scheduling by Mrs. Hughes.

Thank you, please exchange your canteen for une verre d'eau. 
Look for an update or two as the trip nears, then almost daily posts throughout our peregrination.

Bretsy