A walk around the Montmartre neighborhood, some more time playing with our friends, and French macaroons from Laduree

A visit underground to the catacombs of Paris, a long day at the Louvre, and dinner with our friends.

The Palace of Versailles and the surrounding estates.

A busy day visiting Saint Chapelle, the Conciergerie, Notre Dame, the Musée d’Orsay, and Musée de l'Orangerie

On our first day in Paris we visited the Eiffel Tower, walked along the Seine, visited Napoleon’s tomb and the Rodin museum, walked the Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysees, visited the Arc de Triomphe, and had dinner with friends.

A tour of chocolate on a rainy day in Brussels. We ate so much chocolate today!

A day trip to Bruges, which included a tour of a brewery and lots of beer afterward!

A day trip to Ghent on New Year’s Day. Not much was open, but it was still a very fun day.

We began a 10-day trip by flying into Amsterdam and then taking a train down to Brussels. Happy New Year!

A disappointing visit to the Cat Cafe and saying goodbye to our friends the Senders.

I took the kids to see the Nutcracker for the first time and we took a ride on the Christmas Tram at night.

A wonderful Christmas in Hungary!

A trip to the Market to try to find some last-minute gifts and the Spiderman movie!

A trip to the Ljubljana castle and the Metelkova Mesto alternative community.

A day trip in Slovenia to the Postojna Cave and the Predjama Castle.

A three-day trip to Slovenia took us first to the capital of Ljubljana.

A concert with the Fulbright musicians, Santa hanging out on the bus, and the Christmas markets at night to see the lights.

The kids first time ice skating!