Holland and Belgium (revised blog and photos by Miss e)

About my trip to Holland and Belgium. It was really great!

The reasons were....

1) I could see many paintings at famous museums and cathedrals. I often go to exhibitions of popular painters (ex. Gogh,Vermeer )in Japan. But there are always so many many people, it is so crowded, so it was impossible for me to look at the paintings closely. This time was amazing and precious time for me.

2) I enjoyed the architecture and seeing many old buildings. Each building had a different style, design, and history. I like European buildings (including cathedrals,churches) and the beautiful streets. In particular, the atmosphere in Belgium was beautiful. And there weren't so many tourists so the town and sites were all calm.

3) The tour guide in Belgium was excellent. When I first saw him I wasn't so sure...he looked a little strange, odd...so I was worried whether he was a good guide or not. But he was great! He had a lot of knowledge about the history, the paintings and the architecture and his explanation was really understandable and interesting.
(The moral of this story is: Never judge a book by its cover!!)

4) About the hotels in both cities (Brussels and Amsterdam). I stayed two nights in each of the cities. The hotels were nice. The first hotel in Belgium had a shower booth! And the buffet style breakfast was nice at both hotels. I went on this tour by myself, so I could stay in a room with two beds all by myself!! I could relax and use the whole room as I liked. It was a luxurious feeling!! About the other meals...well, they were so so...But the Belgian hot waffle I ate was great! (The fabulous tour guide took us to the shop).

This trip was a little short (only 6 days) but fulfilling for me. I was really satisfied. I took pictures with my new digital camera (it was the first time to use it), and if I have a chance,I'd like to show them to you.