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Originally published on September 19, 2025. One of the coolest things about Rouen is how the half-timbered medieval houses are everywhere. Around Saint-Maclou, they even form a complete circle of crooked beams and colorful facades.…
Originally published on September 19, 2025. I still had one lingering stressor: the car. Where I parked last night, you could only buy two hours of parking at a time, which isn’t exactly sightseeing-friendly. But…
Originally published on September 18, 2025. We checked out of the hotel and hauled our bags to the car, packed everything in, and… click. Nothing. Dead battery. I won’t bore you with all the sordid…
Originally published on September 17, 2025 I was up before sunrise and slipped out to the Grote Markt, the main square framed by the Renaissance-style city hall and the ornate guild halls that once housed…
Originally published on September 16, 2025 We left the hotel bright and early at 7 a.m. and hopped the subway to Antwerp Central Station—truly a masterpiece in its own right. Built in 1905, this ornate…
Originally published on September 15, 2025 We left Dinant this morning and pointed the car north toward Antwerp. A couple of hours and far too many construction zones later, we finally reached the city. The…
Originally published on September 14, 2025 We got up today and drove to Maastricht, just across the border from Belgium in the Netherlands. After passing through an incredibly long tunnel to reach the parking ramp,…
Originally published on September 13, 2025 The other part of our day was spent taking the cable car up to the Dinant Citadel, a far better option than tackling the 400+ steep steps. Perched high…
Originally published on September 13, 2025 Today we hung around Dinant and enjoyed a more relaxing day. The inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, was born here in 1814, and the instrument has become a…
Originally published on September 12, 2025 We left Cologne at 8 a.m. and headed toward Belgium. We thought we might stop in Namur, but once we reached the crowded city we realized we didn’t have…
