I can’t believe it’s been a month since I first arrived in Brunssum. It didn’t take long to learn my way and how to drive a stick shift again. I have seen a lot of places for only being here a month. We have visited Paris, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and lots of little towns around Brunssum. It has been a lot of fun, I am enjoying every minute because soon I will be up to my elbows in diapers : )
We went to Amsterdam this weekend which was a lot of fun. We were going to take the train but they were working on some main tracks plus it was going to cost 80 euro. Which is ridiculous we could have could fly to Amsterdam for that much. So we decided to drive which worked out really well because it took less time and we parked at a downtown Dutch military base. Once we arrived to Amsterdam we went on a boat tour of all the canals (and there were a lot), then we walked around the city, had a fabulous lunch, coffee, hot chocolate at two different places. The city is covered in cobblestones and plenty of pedestrians crowding the shopping areas. Found the best Belgium chocolate named Leonidas where we were “forced” to get lots of tasty selections. Found a flower market just southwest of the center of town and picked up some tulip bulbs. Lots of choices there and the prices couldn’t be beat!! We also stumbled upon the Red Light District which was an experience for sure. The RLD is a pretty interesting place during the day but we heard lots of stories about how the atmosphere changes once the sun goes down. After a nice day in the city we returned home for a spaghetti dinner and a movie. Some things don’t change even if you are in another country : )
I have been using the wonderful Brunssum swimming pool at least twice a week. I love going to the pool it is refreshing and it is a good work out. It is a bit shocking to see all the Speedos but some of the men look pretty good : )
That’s it for now but will drop another line soon!!
We went to Amsterdam this weekend which was a lot of fun. We were going to take the train but they were working on some main tracks plus it was going to cost 80 euro. Which is ridiculous we could have could fly to Amsterdam for that much. So we decided to drive which worked out really well because it took less time and we parked at a downtown Dutch military base. Once we arrived to Amsterdam we went on a boat tour of all the canals (and there were a lot), then we walked around the city, had a fabulous lunch, coffee, hot chocolate at two different places. The city is covered in cobblestones and plenty of pedestrians crowding the shopping areas. Found the best Belgium chocolate named Leonidas where we were “forced” to get lots of tasty selections. Found a flower market just southwest of the center of town and picked up some tulip bulbs. Lots of choices there and the prices couldn’t be beat!! We also stumbled upon the Red Light District which was an experience for sure. The RLD is a pretty interesting place during the day but we heard lots of stories about how the atmosphere changes once the sun goes down. After a nice day in the city we returned home for a spaghetti dinner and a movie. Some things don’t change even if you are in another country : )
I have been using the wonderful Brunssum swimming pool at least twice a week. I love going to the pool it is refreshing and it is a good work out. It is a bit shocking to see all the Speedos but some of the men look pretty good : )
That’s it for now but will drop another line soon!!
It won't be diapers that you're soon elbows deep in. And why use the swimming pool when you have all those canals?
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