We said goodbye to B’s host family and made our way to Lille, France by train. The train system is mostly easy to use and we found friendly people to help us navigate buying tickets and finding our platforms everywhere we went. After only a couple of hours of relaxed train travel we stepped outContinue reading “Lille, France”
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Brussels and Liege
B had already spent three weeks in Belgium but had also been to Germany, The Netherlands, and France before mom arrived. There was still plenty to see and do and we started with a day in Brussels and an evening in Liege. Our day in Brussels was easy and simple. We took the train inContinue reading “Brussels and Liege”
Europe
This summer a family trip was not in the cards. Instead B got the opportunity to travel to Belgium and do a summer exchange through Rotary International. She was able to live for three weeks with a family in Belgium and then their daughter will come to live with us for three weeks. In betweenContinue reading “Europe”
Planes, Trains, and Boats
After Denali we headed back to where our Alaska trip began in Anchorage. Here we have back the car we had been driving around in and stayed one more night. The next day we boarded a train to Seward to catch our cruise. The train was an amazing way to see Alaska. Even though itContinue reading “Planes, Trains, and Boats”
Denali Nation Park Day 2
We started our day back at the visitor center to finish Jr. ranger books and get badges. Then it was off to a small hike around the trails close to the center. We waited excitedly for the Science Center to open at 12 and explore there. What we found though was a small amount ofContinue reading “Denali Nation Park Day 2”