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We got into our flat late, after our Eurostar from Lille, and went right to bed. We stayed at a wonderful apartment in the heart of central London. We were within walking to all the major spots, our host Phyllis was a delight to talk to with good local insights. We were so happy weContinue reading “London, Day 1&2”

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”

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”

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”