Belgium & Holland

In March we took the perfect trip to Belgium and Holland! It was a fantastic family vacation! Short and sweet, which is just the way we like it. The sites were wonderful, and of course it's always exciting to see new places over here in Europe.

On the way to Belgium we stopped in Cologne, Germany and visited the huge cathedral there. It was beautiful as we passed over the bridge and the spires of the cathedral just shot out of the old town. Apparently it's one of the world's largest Gothic churches and a UNESCO world heritage site.





After a quick walk through the church, we found a dunkin' donut shop and stopped for a little american snack. Then we drove on to Brussels, Belgium, the land of chocolate and waffles. Mmmmmm.....did someone say "Godiva"?








After indulging in sweets for an evening, we stayed at a quaint hotel near Brussels, and then woke up for an amazing sightseeing drive to Holland. We drove the back roads, and over levy's to the Kinderdijke windmill area which is another UNESCO world heritage site.





That night we stayed at the Scandic Sanadome Spa Hotel in Nijmegen. We floated in salt baths, soaked in the mineral-rich hot tubs, and sat in the mint room. On top of that we had room service for dinner. Almost like pizza delivery, because that's really the only thing on the menu Addison would eat. It was an amazing weekend which we all deserved.