Dio Boia

headed out

Sorry it has been awhile since my last post - it is because I was on a road trip around northern Europe! I went to Brussels, Ghent, Brugge, Amsterdam, and Lille, and a few other unexpected towns. I left last Wednesday on my first real adventure with nine other students I met in the summer program. There were kids from Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, and the US (me)! Let's just say that I am going to be learning Spanish very quickly. We rented two cars and headed out to explore. Everything went great and we saw so many different buildings, cathedrals, monuments, stores, people, and cultures.

just hanging out with a new friend

NCIS!! La Cantina

me and Ale

Phrase of the trip : Dio Boia

I dropped my camera - dio boia

We are on the wrong highway - dio doia

The hotel is not in Lille - dio boia

I spilled chocolate on me again - dio boia

(get the trend)

just BEing little

atomium in Brussels

converses in Europe

Highlights of the trip:

seeing hundreds of cathedrals - check

eating Belgium waffles - check

trying every free sample of Belgium chocolate - check

drinking a Hoegaarden in Belgium - check

eating lunch in the park - check

speaking in a British accent - check

paying to use the bathroom - check

seeing millions of tulips - check

going to the red district - check

visiting the Heineken factory - check

getting caught in the rain - check

walking through the largest flea market - check

taking a picture of a map and using it as a GPS - check

visiting Warterloo and a few other unexpected towns - check

200 km of getting lost - checkbuying too much - check

learning Spanish - check

laughing uncontrollably - check

talking lots of photos - check

surviving the hostels - check

memories of my trip from Brussels to Lille - priceless

finding Minnie Mouse - check

listening to an organ player - check

drinking beer with the guys - check

finding tons of mussels for Todd - check

real tulips - check

anyone looking to plant any flowers?

My favorite town was Ghent. It was absolutely breathtaking. Next was Brugge and then Amsterdam during the day. At night it is a totally different scene and the city is so dirty and filled with crowds - not my kind of fun. After that, Lille and then Brussels. Brussels was a pretty boring and gray city. Not too much to see. All in all, I had a fantastic time and cannot wait to go and explore more of Europe (:

sad to go home