Oh, how I love the holidays! Not only does Brad get some extra days off, but it means lots of travel with christmas markets in tow. My mom is also here for 3 weeks (only 1 week left…cue tears) so we were so excited to show her the Christmas time ropes of Europe. We hit Luxembourg City, Saarbrucken, Trier and the best of all Strasbourg. Strasbourg is said to have the best market in Europe and also the oldest. I had been wanting to go here for as long as I can remember. With it just being about 2 hours away I knew we had to take my mom. It's such a beautiful city without markets, that the markets made it that much more perfect. I of course have tons of photos. ENJOY!

Raspberry filled beignet, YUM!

Mom having her first Vin Chaud.

I hope all of you blogger friends had a wonderful Christmas!

Back to Brussels, Belgium

The last city/country we stopped at with my brother was Brussels, Belgium. Brad and I had been prior, but it was a miserable trip to say the least freezing our butts off in the sleet. We rushed through sights and didn't get to see everything. It was fun to get to go back through all the sights with my brother. We also saw two things we didn't get a chance to see before. Mont Des Arts and the Autoworld Museum was awesome. I was so excited to take my brother to Autoworld and snap pictures for our dad. My brothers and dad used to race. So, it was right up our alley since they are all about cars. It was nice to walk around in 60 degree, sunny weather and take our time. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the trip.

Metz, France

Another city my brother and I hit up was Metz, France. Brynnie, Brady and I decided to take the train(Brynn was a champ this time around) and venture out by ourselves while Brad had a day full of practices. I had Metz on my list of must see cities for awhile now. I'm so happy I was able to experience this city with my brother. Maybe we got lost more than not, but boy were some of these sights gorgeous. If you arrive by train have google maps accessible or get a map prior to. I don't think I ever want to go back to this city, but it was worth seeing once to get all the sights out of my system I kept starring at. Below I've shared some of my favorite photos!

You can't be in France without Crepes.