Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Eloise convinced us all to forgo the oatmeal I brought for breakfast in the room and indulge in the hotel’s breakfast buffet. Isaac picked a seat. “Hi Isaac!” Isaac’s friend Eli, who moved away last summer, was seated at the next table. As they chatted, the mountains outside the windows disappeared behind lowering clouds and…
Today we all became reacquainted with the feeling of snow melting into your pants (also skiing). There were some moments thinking, “This is the worst.” There were some moments thinking, “This is the best.” I wondered, “Was all the ski gear so heavy last time?” Isaac lost his best waterproof gloves, but we found them…
Clear skies and no rain for our entire drive from Belgium to Luxembourg to Germany to Austria to Germany! Temperatures didn’t even drop below freezing until after dark when we finally reached the Alps. Sunlight poured in the windows all day and it hardly felt like winter at all. Two years ago we spent Valentine’s…
A friend recommended the Stella Artois brewery to us a while ago and we finally got around to going this weekend. We often seem to be at a brewery around Valentine’s Day, so it seemed perfect! The 12 euro English tour is Saturdays at 3pm and it sells out. Kids are free. Onsite parking is…
The Tongeren Antique Market is a great place to find almost anything, including a fun day with friends!
If you’d like to experience a glimpse of what an old Athens market might have looked like, check out the Athens meat and fish market. This is also a great place to impress and gross out your kids! Goat heads in a basket—skin removed, eyeballs intact—was one of my favorite things to watch the kids…
There’s a chain of stores in Belgium and France called Troc—literally, “stuff.” It’s second hand tables, couches, mirrors, art, school maps, sideboards, bedroom sets, and … well… stuff. A year ago I visited this shop with friends and found the perfect gigantic antiqued mirror with a gray hand-carved frame. These huge rectangular mirrors are often…
