We were excited to visit Hamburg. How cool is it that people that live there call themselves “Hamburgers” and that the origins of the hamburger patty are actually from the Hamburg steaks immigrants …
Legoland, Billund: The Capital of Children
When we embarked on this journey, one year ago, we spent our son Max’s 10th Birthday in Disneyland. I remember him saying, “I wonder where I will be for my 11th birthday.” It was not long before he …
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Trust Me
After a series of apartments and hotels with no room to run, we decided we would book a vacation cottage for our time exploring Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. When we arrived, after driving …
Silver Linings and French Fries
It has been raining and cold for days. What began in the Schwarzwald Region of Germany has continued in Belgium and the Netherlands. I was determined as a native of the Pacific Northwest, to not let …
In Bruges … Not the Movie
When King of France, Philip the Fair, visited Bruges in 1301, his wife, Joanna of Navarre, was so shocked by the inhabitants’ wealth and exquisite clothing that she exclaimed: ‘“I thought I alone was …
The Ins and Outs of Real Estate
As a Realtor, I find it hard not to fixate on real estate in certain cities that we visit. Amsterdam was one of those places. Stunning, varied architecture lines every canal as people from almost …
