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      First to..                                                                             June 24 - 27

Ahhhh, those Belgium waffles !!!!!

 Grand'Place / Grote Market....is considered the grandest square in Europe.

note: the blue statues up on bldg. top

They are life sized.

Brussels City Hall 

Most buildings that surround the Grand'Palace date from 17th century.

And...

....in their downtown area....

.....there is a variety of architecture styles.  

and...a variety of "delectables" + those Belgium chocolates.  

Now tis time to "train" north to....

 Amsterdam...                                                                      June 27 - 29

  Then it will be to Rotterdam                                     June 30 ~ July 2

We are staying at this Rotterdam hotel. 
Rem Koolhaas designed the Seattle Library
 and he also designed this hotel.
The small arches /lower right side is the HAL cruise ship terminal.
There we will begin our return cruise back to the USA on the "Rotterdam".

These bldgs are on the island where Holland Cruise Line started.
The bridge "over" is an awesome structure.