I've missed a few days' blogging, as we've had some longs days and nights trying to fit everything in. On Wednesday, we first went to the Louvre. I believe it's the largest art museum in the world, and it's impossible to see all of what's there. We gave it a decent crack though, as we stayed for 7 hours! We saw Greek and Roman statues - the Venus de Milo was a highlight; the Mona Lisa, and Albrecht Drurer self-portrait, a roomful of Reubens, and much more. It wa...

We're living a charmed existence - our first day on tour is Paris was picture perfect. Late summer warm weather, clear blue skies, and a city with so much beauty it's indescribable. First stop in the morning was Notre Dam. I took lots of photos, but none do its scale and grandeur justice. Nobody investes a couple centuries to build things properly anymore. Every time you take a fresh look at the place, you notice more details. Outside and in, it's majestic. I r...

Bonza weekend in Bruges Belgium! We left Amsterdam and had a great train trip down to Bruges. We saw lots of windmills and miles of greenhouses outside Rotterdam. We had to change trains twice, so we're getting pretty good at train travel now. Bruges is a pretty city that had it's hey-day in the 13th century as a center of the herring trade. The harbour silted up, and life passed them by. Napolean did try to resurect the granduer, by building the canal we rode ...

We had a great final day in Amsterdam! We rode bikes all over the city and didn't cause any accidents, although other riders did ding their bells at me a few times. The morning started off well, when the Aussie we hired the bikes from directed us to a coffee shop run by a guy from Melbourne. Best cup of coffee I've had in nine months! Thanks Aussie mafia! After a proper day-starter, we rode our bikes through some residential suburbs down to Vondel Park. We rode...

We're getting into the swing of this travelling gig. We got up too late to do what we intended, so called an audible and had an easy morning. We found a great bakery/deli for breakfast and just chilled. I feel a little more localised, as it wasn't in a touristy place, and my crossaint and chocolate was devine. We then spent about 4 hours at Amsterdam's #1 museum, the Rijks Museum. It first opened in 1885, and it has just finished this year a major restoration to...