Belgium

Someone's excited for Belgian chocolate!

Parc du Cinquantanaire in Brussels, Leopold II's 1880 celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Belgian state

Chocolate store in Brussels

Lace store in Brussels

Biggest Guitar in the Universe

Grand' Place in Brussels

Belgian waffle goodness in Bruges

More Belgian waffle goodness in Bruges

Bruges Markt

Cupcake shop in Bruges

Boat ramp entrance in Bruges

The two "Mr. Ricks" in Bruges

Bruges

Bruges

Canal boat ride in Bruges

Canal view of Belfry in Bruges

Stained glass window in Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges (in the church, their is a sacred vial believed to contain drops of Christ's blood, brought to Bruges in 1150 from the Holy Land)

Belfry chamber containing a clock mechanism and copper drum, which controls a 47-bell carillon

View from atop the belfry tower in Bruges (366 stairs up)

Finishing out the trip with an omelette and Flemish stew at Restaurant t'Putje in Bruges

Paris, France

We dragged Mom to Paris, even though she wasn't feeeling too hot. She slept most of the way there.

Eifel Tower

The Louvre

Notre Dame Cathedral

Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre

View from Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre on New Year's Eve

Notre Dame Cathedral

Seine River

Berthillon on Isle Saint Louis has heavenly sorbet

(pear and strawberry were a great combination)

Outside Berthillon

Arc de Triomphe

After-Christmas Market

Frankfurt, Germany

Landstuhl, Germany

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Trier, Germany

???

To die for

Garmisch, Germany / Innsbruck, Austria

On the hill in the distance is the Neuschwanstein Castle, which was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle

Innsbruck Olympic Arena

Innsbruck Olympic ski jump