We had a great time in Brussels, drinking all the beer and eating way too much chocolate. We got on the road, headed west towards Bruges. I have been before, right after graduating from high school in 2007. Fortunately, not very much about the city has changed. It is a beautiful old city, protected by UNESCO, full of canals, cobble-stoned streets and medieval buildings. We didn’t have the best weather, but fortunately we managed to stay mostly dry.
Read MoreAfter Prague, we decided it was time to satisfy Charles' desire for beer from Belgium, so we hopped back in our rental car and headed west across Germany. Along the way, we stopped at Eltz Castle, which was recommended to us by my mother, Barb, as one of her favorite sites in Germany.
We stopped for a single night to break up the drive in a tiny town near the castle called Macken. The town was so small we struggled to find dinner that night, but when we did we had another taste of traditional German schnitzel in a restaurant where everyone knew each other, except for us.
Read MoreSamantha and Charles Parsons went a little overboard when planning their honeymoon. Instead of a few short weeks of travel, they opted for a year-long adventure around the world! Follow along as they leave their home in Denver, Colorado in the United States to travel the globe.
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