Friday, July 15 Friday was our last day in Belgium and it began with an early wake up and a rather long bus ride to a transit camp from World War II called Fort Breendok. Once at the camp we went on a guided tour of it. When we first walked in the temperature was [...]
Western Europe Discovery #2
Our last day in Paris began the only way we know how: before the sun. At approximately 6:45, our day started by heading down to breakfast and loading up on chocolate croissants and buttered croissants because as we found out, carbs are not a choice in Paris, but a lifestyle. We headed to the bus [...]
Bonjour Again from France! We woke up at 4:30am and got off the boat by around 6:00am. We then rode the bus for an hour on our way to the Normandy Beach Memorial. By the graves, we said Kaddish in a circle which was a really unique experience. After the memorial, we went to a [...]
We began our day by taking the Tube from King’s Cross station, home of the infamous Harry Potter 9 3/4 platform. We boarded the Tube and made our way toward the Shakespeare Globe Theater. Our tour guide explained Shakespeare’s life and talents to us, going into detail about the way he used descriptive language and [...]
Greetings from England! We arrived at Heathrow early on Wednesday morning and met our guide Gregor! We quickly loaded the bus and headed to our first stop, Windsor Castle! After a pizzur snack, we toured the grounds and even saw Queen Mary’s doll house! We took some great pictures and had more free time to [...]