by Michele | Jan 3, 2014 | Travel
After a busy weekend in Belgium, we headed around Luxembourg to do some sightseeing on the tail end of the trip. Destination: Bourscheid CastleHere’s how the day went. Depart hotel at 11:30 to the train station to head to the castle.Forget to take the train...
by Michele | Dec 19, 2013 | Travel
After we navigated Brussels for the afternoon, Tracy, Jamie and I navigated our way up to Northern Belgium in the adorable and quaint town of Tongeren. Goedele (pronounced Hoo-de-la) from The Old Red Barn, a local retailer of Chalk Paint® and Miss Mustard Seed’s...
by Michele | Dec 19, 2013 | Travel
With ten days of planned sightseeing around Europe, I was looking forward to nothing more than our plans for this weekend! 1. I didn’t have to spend it alone. 2. It was my scheduled “picking” weekend. 3. We got to travel outside of Luxembourg for...
by Michele | Dec 19, 2013 | Travel
This was the view from my hotel room window almost every day. Fog, and lots of it. Of the ten days we experienced in Luxembourg, only three of them were sunny. Really puts a damper on the mood.Even with the fog, the view of the trees out the hotel window was...
by Michele | Dec 17, 2013 | Travel
I am packing my bags and getting ready to go home tomorrow. I’m giddy about it. Twelve days away without my family is a bit much and not something I see myself doing ever again. I managed to cram in years worth of activities, driving, train rides, bus rides and...
by Michele | Dec 11, 2013 | Travel
I try to get up early, no later than 7:00 am so that I can have a quick video chat with my husband before he settles down for bed. At that time, it is still dark outside. And, I’m not talking about that early morning dark where it is just creeping into daytime....