Leaving home for the airport

Airport... Round 1!

I already overpaid on a portable charger and breakfast... But the employee at the tech place gave me the employee discount (did I mention we bonded over our memories of MySpace?) and the chef from theLeia mais
An ungodly layover

Just landed at the Newark Airport for a 4.5 hour layover... Scratch that... We are 30 minutes early... For a 5 hour layover. The ride was smooth at the beginning and I caught some decent Zzzs in anLeia mais
Forno Magico

I was told "pizza is great but service is terrible." Well, can't wait to see what's in store. 🍕😂
Just landed in Belgium!

I survived the flight! Woohoo!
Food was surprisingly good and (I think) I ate quinoa for the first time. 😂 Here's a picture of the dinner that was served.
I passed the time with two comedyLeia mais
Operation Get the Pets' Approval

Howdy!
I got through customs with only mild embarrassment for my pronunciation of French-named cities. Success!
While we were on the 1-hour journey from the Brussel's Airport to her home, we hadLeia mais
Grocery Shopping

Visited Colruyt for groceries today. It reminded me of grocery shopping in Hawaii (but not nearly as expensive).
It was cool to see some of the same brands that I'm used to but with different names /Leia mais
Wakey Wakey!

Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!!!
Dog Park

Took Willow to a dog park in Courcelles!
Fresh Waffle in Namur

This is for you, Jacob and Jackie! It was delicious.
Visiting the Citadelle de Namur

We went up by cable car to visit the Citadelle de Namur.
Drinks In Namur

Fun fact: bachelor and bachelorette parties go WAY harder here than in the states.
Finished the day at The Huggy's Bar

Finished our day in Namur at The Huggy's Bar for burgers and beer (sorry... The burger didn't last long enough to be in the photo). Here's the menu!
https://huggysbar.com/fr/carte/
One of the burgersLeia mais
Heading to Germany!

On our way to Cologne, Germany!
Just crossed into Germany!

Just crossed into Deutschland. 😁 The sign with the circle made of stars is where it starts.
German Cathedral in Cologne

Nomnomnom

Funkhaus for lunch in Cologne (Köln), Germany.
https://www.funkhaus-koeln.de/index_en.html
Käsebrötchen and Nougatbrezel

Obligatory snack pictures!
Germany photo dump

-Firstly, I'm sorry mom. We were on the Autobahn! ... Secondly, "The Autobahn" apparently isn't a specific place ... But German for "highway". OOPS. Thirdly, we only did this so I could get aLeia mais
On our way to Paris

Are you even a tourist if you don't run after the train? Lucie helped me fulfill this dream. 🤣 Not on purpose though.
There's also a woman next to us who is hardcore praying (out loud) as if sheLeia mais
Officially in France!

Just crossed into France.
Pt. 1 of Paris

So far:
-Lucie (and the police) think I got conned but is it even a con if you knew they were lying and you bought them food anyways? 😅 Okay, maybe.
-We visited Moulin Rouge and wow... There areLeia mais
Champs-Élysées

Photos captured are random storefronts or cool things I saw on Champs-Élysées (famous street), some additional Tuileries Garden photos, a super creepy moving mannequin that Louis Vuitton had, and aLeia mais
The Louvre

Wowza! The Louvre would take days to go through if you wanted to see all of the exhibits. We were able to see Venus de Milo, works from Leonardo da Vinci (including the Mona Lisa!), And some beautifulLeia mais
Dinner, Giggles, & 2nd Hand Smoke.

Dinner was delicious. I couldn't decide what I wanted to eat so Lucie and I split a delicious pizza and I got the most authentic rigatoni carbonara I could have ever imaged (Lucie had the 🍔).
ILeia mais
ViajanteThe hubby drove and didn't complain or try to get out of it at all. ❤️ 'Twas a really good send off. 💞🫶