During our Fall 2025 trip to Northwest Europe, we spent three nights in Bruges, a small yet Instagram-famous town in northwest Belgium. And by the way, it may be spelled Bruges or Brugge, depending on the language, but it’s pronounced
(We found plenty of beer and chocolate, though!) After Luxembourg, we headed into Belgium, another country we were visiting for the first time. We stayed three nights in Brussels, and despite the rainy and overcast weather at times, we enjoyed
After Strasbourg, France, we spent a couple of nights in Luxembourg. It was one of three countries we visited for the first time on this trip, and we were curious to see what it was like. Luxembourg City is modern
After visiting Freiburg, Germany, we spent three days in Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg is located in the northeast corner of France, in the Alsace region. It sits on the Rhine River, across from Germany. It’s home to the European Parliament, making
After Kassel, we traveled south to Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany’s southernmost and warmest city. It’s located on the southwestern edge of the Black Forest, which is the main reason we decided to visit. It’s a vibrant city that’s a charming mix
Three of the five countries on this adventure are countries we’ll visit for the first time: Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Our first stop in Germany was Kassel. Jeff wanted to visit Kassel because his paternal grandmother is from there. She
While we were in the Netherlands, we visited Giethoorn (pronounced “he-torn”), a small town with fewer than 3,000 residents. It’s nicknamed “The Venice of the Netherlands,” which is saying something in a nation famous for its canalled cities, including Amsterdam.
After five days in Amsterdam, we set out to discover more of the Netherlands. We traveled east by train 100 km to Arnhem, a city of approximately 160,000 people near the German border. Arnhem is a middle-class community that’s pleasant
We began our month-long tour of northwest Europe with five days in Amsterdam. Photos from our day trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken are in this post. Here are photos from the rest of our time in Amsterdam.
We began our second European adventure in Amsterdam. While we usually create our own itinerary and explore places independently, on this day we took a Viator group tour to the villages of Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken, all located
