Let's Take a Trip Together
One of the frequently asked questions we get when people learn that we are returning home earlier than originally anticipated is whether we have been able to take advantage of the opportunity to do some traveling around the rest of Europe. The answer is “no”, but that will soon be changing.
Crammed between Jenniffer’s sister visiting, my last day of work, and our return flight to Minneapolis, we will be embarking on an eleven-day whirlwind tour of continental Europe.
On Tuesday May 30, we’ll depart for Rome, where we will spend three days and nights trying to soak up as much history, culture, and ACTUAL Italian food as humanly possible. From there we will take a night train to Zurich where we will spend a day recovering from running around Rome.
On Sunday the 4th of June, we’ll hop on another train, this one taking us to Brussels, where we’ll spend the next three nights. At this point we don’t have a game plan for Brussels aside from a side trip to Bruges (and oh, maybe some sampling of a few Belgian beers.) We have a tour book (complete with ginormous “look-at-me-I’m-a-tourist” map) so I’m sure we’ll get it figured out.
Lastly, we board one more train, this time to Amsterdam where we will spend our last three days and two nights. Despite it’s reputation, the city actually has a good amount of culture and history to offer; the Anne Frank house and van Gogh museum come to mind. Who knew?!?! Regardless, I think it will be a good place to wind down our holiday.
On Friday June 9, we’ll fly back to Dublin, giving us a little over two days to get everything wrapped up before we leave for the States on Monday the 12th. See you soon!
As I type: listening to Rocket from the Crypt “Group Sounds”