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And in the end we found it!
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These are our castle faces.
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We were very excited to see a real castle.
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We ended the day with a boat ride through the canal followed by frits and ice cream. A Belgian day through and through.
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Ghent was a fun surprise and may need further exploration by us Sandozes. Very cool city.
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Side-note: I wore a scarf to church on Sunday. Yes. Late July, the piping hot center of the year, and my neck was chilly. I am not going to question it.
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The Royal Palace in Brussels.
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I was really excited. I love visiting famous places, especially homes of enchanting people like Queen Paola. Look at this picture of her with Queen Fabiola from the '60s. Seriously gorgeous.
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And here's the dork ready to tour her castle.
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The girls had waiting long enough for true blue Belgian waffles.
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They weren't disappointed.
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We took in the light show in the Grand Place and then headed to bed.
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One last cup of Starbucks at the airport and off our little friends went. We are so glad you came Sidney and Caroline! We miss you already.
2 comments:
Ghent looks awesome, I want to go there! :)
Girl, get yourself here and I will take you :) I miss you! And P.S. your house is looking amazing!!
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