Brussels

Brussels, Belgium, September 29
Very strange city. Never knew what to expect next. Stranger than Amsterdam in some ways. Not going to lie, I would go back just for the hotel/hostel/bed and breakfast/oasis we stayed at. Oh yeah, and the waffles, the chocolate, and the chocolate on waffles.

The Atomium...weirdest 'museum' ever.

An 'exhibit' in the 'museum'

Not our hostel, just a cool building.

I could have cried when we walked into our hostel. Emma and I shared the king-size bed, Salter had a twin. It was a private room. No stranger in the bed next to me.

Wait! It must be too good to be true!! Our own bathroom!! A full tub!! No reason to wear shower shoes!! We had it better here than our dorms at school.

Belgium waffle, yeah, that sinful.

All the options

Mannequin Pis...yup, a little boy peeing. Small fountain, big deal in this city.

Special Mannequin Pis lollipops

Belgian chocolates...to die for.

On our glorious king-size bed in our glorious private room with our glorious full, private bathroom. Can you see the euphoria on my face? I don't think I've ever slept so well.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Holland, September 28
Not a lot of pictures. Definitely a two-sided city. Pretty in places, raunchy in others. Cool stop on the trip, pleased with the amount of time we spent there just so we could get a taste.

Anne Frank Museum...couldn't take pictures inside.

Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland, September 26 (Salter's birthday)

Pictures don't properly show how much we loved Zurich. You'll just have to believe me when I say it was wonderful.

Oh baby, I'm smokin'...no, really, Emma and I had to wash every article of clothing to cleanse our clothes and souls of Italy. Explanation: we kept getting bug bites, and we're convinced we got bugs in Rome. I walked around the hostel in those clothes while I did laundry [free detergent!! Zurich is heaven on earth.]

Scoreboard for the card game Plump. I'm "C" on the right. Please, notice my streak of zeros. I was actually saddened when I finally got points in the end.

Florence, day 2

Florence, Italy, September 25

This picture needs explanation...Michelangelo's David was closed the one full day we were in Florence. We were sad.

GELLATO!!

Florence, day 1

Florence, Italy, September 24

Rome, day 2

Rome, Italy, September 23