Where did we go on the first leg of our journey? Another country, of course! We headed to Belgium. Our first stop holds significant family history, a town where my grandfather was stationed during World War II - Liege, Belgium. His favorite war story to tell of his time in Liege is of stealing eggs to make breakfast from a local farm! We didn't tell him that we were going here because we want to surprise him next time we talk - PLEASE DON'T TELL HIM IF YOU TALK TO HIM!
In Liege, we walked along the little streets that make up the town square, explored the beautiful Cathedrale Saint Paul De Liege (founded in the year 959!), and hiked to see an amazing view of the town. I really wanted to see the view of the town from a bird's eye view. There was no better way than to take on Montegne de Bueren...all 406 steep steps of it (Whew, I quickly learned that I need to get back to the gym!)! The view from the top of the first 374 steps - spectacular! The view after going up another set of stairs a little further up the road - UNBELIEVABLE! 406 steps total!
Afterwards, we hopped in the car and set off to our next destination - Brussels! We got to experience a bit of the city this evening but we'll explore even more tomorrow and I'll update with pictures and posts in another entry. We did see some amazingly structured buildings, taste Belgian chocolate, the royal palace, and went to see the Smurf statue.
Here's some pictures from Liege.
St. Paul's Cathedral
Gearing up for our big climb up Montegne de Bueren
Go Speed Racer Kayla! See you at the top!
We all made it to the top of the first 374 stairs
At the very top - 406 steps later!
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