Less than an hour away from where we were spending our mini holiday in Belgium, is the city of Leuven. Home of Stella Artois. We didn’t drink any Stella but we did have some amazing waffles (both Brussels and Liege) instead. That alone was worth the trip! 🙂
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Postel Abbey
Just like last year we decided to start the year by spending a couple of days in Belgium, just across the border. By coincedence we passed the Postel Abbey on our way to the holiday house. People familiar with the Efteling will recognize this from the story behind Villa Volta. So we decided to come back the next day and have a look. We didn’t find any trace of Hugo but we did have a wonderful afternoon exploring the abbey and its surroundings.
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November last year. Some grey skies and low temperatures. But nevertheless a nice day to go out and spend time with some of our friends. We decided to go for a walk on the beach and have a look at some windmills after. Of course, taking pictures while doing so. 🙂
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Giethoorn had always been on our list of places to visit. Famous for its canals and waterways. It’s a popular destination for tourists visiting The Netherlands. In the summertime it can get really busy and you’ll find many boats on the water. However when we visited the village in October you could see the high season was over. The place was pretty calm and there were no queues for renting a boat. It was a perfect sunny October day to be out on the water. Bringing out the pirate in all of us. 🙂
Continue readingLake Balaton, Pákozd and Budapest
We’ve spent the last few summers in Hungary and this year was no different. But we managed to mix things up a little again and visit a couple of different places. Of course, lake Balaton had to be included. We rented an apartment for a couple of days. Enjoying the heat and the water. A perfect start of the holiday!
Continue readingChanging Seasons
Summer has come to an end, and fall has started. The days are getting shorter, the temperature has dropped and it’s raining a lot again. Perfect weather to catch up on the backlog of photos that still need some editing. Starting with a day in Vlissingen (Flushing). When we still had a nice, long, warm summer ahead of us!
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One more day until the wedding we were invited to. It also meant it was our last day to enjoy a full day exploring Budapest. We decided we would focus on the area around the Hungarian Parliament Building first. It had been quite a while since we were actually there. And we were pleasantly surprised. It looks really nice and it has some great streets around it to get lost.
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