We left Paris by bus at 2pm on Thursday 1/3. It was a whirlwind day full of stressful situations! Carleigh and Travis ran to the Catacombs Thursday morning in Paris, they didn't open till 10am and we had to be checked out by 11:30am. Shannon and Branden were flying to Barcelona and Bud and I ran to the Lourve! We all made it back by 12:30pm and on our way to the bus station we ran into Shannon and Branden so we could say goodbye to them!!! Have fun you two!!!
The five of us got on the bus and enjoyed the 3 hour ride. It was sunny when we left Paris but on the road it turned rainy and very windy! But when we pulled into Brussels at 5pm it was clear again!
Before we left Paris, about 10 minutes out of the station, we were pulled over and the bus was searched for drugs by police and a dog. The dog didn't smell anything so we were free to go. We had an excellent bus driver and we slept mostly and used the wifi! When we got into the Bus station we had to figure out how to get the the Centraal Station, it took us about an hour and then we hopped on another train and this time we were only two blocks off the train station! We checked into the hotel and then went out to the shops and the Grand Palace and Grand Place and it was so very beautiful!!! I love Brussels!!
It was such a nice evening! Music was playing in the square. We went to Pizza Hut for dinner, had a wonderful salad bar and pizza!!! And then we went to a Christmas Market and we tried Escargot!!! They taste like clams!!!
In the morning we went to breakfast
I had crepes with whip cream and bananas and cold milk!
Bud had Waffle and strawberries and whip cream!
Travis and Carleigh had sandwiches!
And Chloe had crepes with strawberries and chocolate!
Then we went to see the Mannekin Piss!
Said goodbye to our area and shopped till 2pm!
And then we were on our way to the Amsterdam Airport by train. Good Bye Brussels!!! From there a shuttle bus will take us to our hotel for the night! We ate dinner at the airport, Bud and I and Carleigh and Travis had Swedish Meatballs boy oh boy were they good! Chloe had a salad which was very good also!
We are now at our hotel, the three youngens in one room and Bud and I in another room! With this post I shall go to bed and dream about what I will say in my last post for this vacation!!! Goodnight everyone, although it is 1:04pm back home and 4:40pm in Pittsburgh!!! Love to all!!!
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