Our last full day in Europe has arrived. We caught the train at 10 and 45 minutes later we were in Koblenz. After a quick stop at the TI to get a map we headed for the German Corner where the Mosel meets the Rhine and where there is a huge statue of Wilhelm I. Along the way, we caught a cable car across the Rhine and to a fortress overlooking the city. There has been a fortress of some sort here since the Bronze Age. We toured around and then headed back down for...

We had an uneasy night and morning because I had forgotten my bag (with my passport) in Rick's van when he dropped us off after dinner. We tried to get hold of him but there was no response. We were worried because we thought they may have already headed south for the next leg of their holiday. Fortunately, they called and were able to drop off the bag before they left. Now that we could relax, we rented bikes and headed out along the Lahn bike route to the neig...

After our chaotic travel day, the last two days in Limburg have been relaxing. We have slept in both days until 9. Yesterday afternoon, Rick and Alison picked us up and took us to their flat where the family had all congregated. That evening we all went out for a Spanish dinner and a stroll along the Lahn. We had planned to all meet this morning but plans changed and many people headed off early to return home. We met up with Andreas, Beatte, Rick, Alison and Me...

Travel Day: Bruges to Limburg We decided to sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast before packing and heading to the laundromat. Clean clothes packed, we walked 20 minutes to the station, loaded up on food for our journey and now we wait. In 5 hours we will be in Limburg. Wait, scratch that...our train from Brussels to Limburg was cancelled because the air conditioning wasn't working. An hour on the train and now an hour on the bus and we will arrive in Aachen...

We've been on the go since arriving in Bruges so I'm combining three days into one. Sooo... Back in Amsterdam, we had to hustle to catch our train. Of course, it was the furthest platform in the station and the furthest car on the train but we made it. So much for the shower we'd taken an hour earlier! Arriving in Bruges we hopped on a bus and told the driver the stop we needed but he told us the wrong one. Long story short: after a lot of walking, we found our...