What a day! The whole of Europe in one day….exhausting. We arrived in Brussels yesterday after a quick train ride from Amsterdam where we said goodbye to Jess. We chilled out for the arvo and even managed to cook our own dinner for the first time in a while.

This morning we headed out to look round the city. It is a very nice city, and even on a Saturday morning seemed very quiet. Our first stop was the cathedral, which was huge.

We then made our way to the Grand Place which is a big square that is surrounded by amazing buildings.

Next we walked down to the Palais de Justice. It is an awesome building but was like a lot of other buildings on our trip, under construction!

We then decided to do a tour of Europe so headed to Mini Europe and the Atomium. Was a really cool place to see but made us realise that there is sooo much more that we have not seen on this trip.

On our way home we checked out the Parc de Bruxelles and the Palais Royal.

Last night in Brussels tonight. We are going to Bruges tomorrow. Danielle is currently eating some Zespri Kiwifruit straight from NZ!

Another great day in Amsterdam. We got up after a great sleep in then went looking for a place to hire bikes. It proved to be too much of a hassle as they wanted every single life detail so we decided to flag it and get water bikes instead. So we cruised around the canals which was a really cool way to the city.

We then checked out one of the Iamsterdam signs on our way to the Heineken factory. The tour was great, sooo much beer!

We are now in Amsterdam. We arrived yesterday evening after a long train ride from Berlin. We got in, found our hostel then walked along one of the canals into the Red Light District. Amsterdam is a very nice city, a better version of Venice. The Red Light District was a bit of an eye opener!

Today we got up and cruised into town. Long gone are the days of sunshine, we now have rain and it is a lot colder. We walked around town looking at the local shops and trying some local food. We had some delicious 100 year old cheese

Tomorrow we plan to head to the Heineken factory for a tour then get some bikes and ride around. The city is dominated by bikes so is very bike friendly.

A great day in Berlin today. Got up nice and early and made the most of a free breakfast then headed to the TV Tower and Alexanderplatz Square.

We then braved the weather (exactly like NZ, sunny one minute raining the next) and walked to the Brandedeburger Tor. Which is the most famous gate from the Berlin wall. Right next to that was the German Parliament building.

We then went to the Holocaust Memorial which was very good to see but also quite freaky as well.

Next we wandered down Tier Garten to the Siegessaule, which is a golden statue.

Finally we went to the East Side Gallery, which is the longest part of the Berlin Wall still remaining. It was really cool to see, and there was some amazing artwork.

We are now chilling at a local bar which sells beer by the litre. It’s awesome!

Last night in Berlin tonight. We have a 7 hour train ride to Amsterdam tomorrow.