All good things must come to an end....

Where to begin? Last time we were in Strasbourg and were catching up on some sleep from all the traveling we had been doing with the whole passport debacle. The next morning we took a boat tour that went around Strasbourg. It was beautiful and worth it especially with such little time in the city. We were able to see historical bridges, buildings, and the home for the EU. It was a beautiful day until mid afternoon. When we got back from the tour we made sandwiches like gypsies again. We sat in front of the huge cathedral and took it all in. It started to drizzle so we headed inside. It was HUGE. The rain had calmed down so we decided to look for the one dessert we have been craving this entire trip...profiteroles!!!! We finally found them after looking for quite some time and we were extremely excited. They were everything we had dreamed about and more! Unfortunately after we endulged ourselves in this delicious afternoon dessert, it was pouring outside. It was time to take out our fashionable ponchos and run in the rain. We made it across the river after looking for a stairway to get onto a bridge and went into a museum that was FREE...my new favorite word. The museum basically displayed what houses used to look like in the late 1800's. It was pretty interesting. It was time to head back to the hostel and pick up our bags. We played some more ping pong while waiting then headed toward the station. This time, however, we had to put our ponchos on over our huge backpacks. We were the site to see in Strausbourg because everyone was staring at us. Someone even took a picture of us at the hostel. We were laughing the entire time and managed to get to the station and head to Brugge.
When we arrived in Brugge, about 6 hours later, it was a little bit different than we had expected. I was wearing shorts, a hoody, and flip flops. The natives were wearing winter coats....we were NOT dressed appropriately because it was absolutely freezing. We took a cab to our hostel and called it a night. The next morning we rented bikes and toured the city of Brugge. The weather was quite cool and windy but the city was pretty nonetheless. We saw huge churches and ate at this inexpensive pasta place. We headed back to the hostel and took a nap. We then met one of our roomates who turned out to be one of our traveling companions for the next day. His name is Andy and we have come to the conclusion that he lives like a rock star and we are quite jealous.
Anywho the next day we rented bikes again and took a tour of the countryside. It was sooooo windy so it was difficult riding against the wind. We stopped in Dam, a little village outside of Brugge and we toured the churches and semetary. We then went to a cafe and had some tea, coffee, and afternoon snack. We then decided we wanted to see the beaches. About 20 kilometers later we couldn't find the beach and the Lance Armstrong's AKA Adam and Andy were going fine on their mountain bikes but my beach cruiser was a little bit more difficult. The weather wasn't getting any better so we decided to head back. We rested and had changed rooms where we met another fellow Jerseyan. She was from Clifton and we ended up hanging out with her that night as well.
That night we went down the street to one of the local pubs and hung out. We played pool while sipping on one of the 500 Belgium beers that this country has to offer. Each beer here has its own glass and it is considered a sin to put a beer in the wrong glass.
Yesterday morning we left Brugge and headed to Brussels to meet up with my Aunt Irene's friend, Serge. He met us at the train station and gave us a wonderful tour of Brussels. We stopped at one of the local pubs and enjoyed a nice beer. We were able to see the Kings palace, the gardens, churches, and a lot of EU buildings. Unfortunately we didn't have a lot of time and we had to leave pretty quickly to head back to Paris.
We are now in Paris and about to leave for the airport. It is a bitter sweet feeling but I am certainly ready to sleep in my own bed. We have met a lot of awesome people and some interesting characters as well. I have seen a lot of beautiful places and can't wait to come back to do more. Adam and I were able to survive a month with each other and didn't end up killing each other... not even close! All's well that ends well and this trip certainly has! A couple requests for when I return: I would like a nice piece of chicken breast and other bbq type foods. And hey if anyone would like to host a barbeque in honor of my return that wouldn't be so bad either! I can't wait to see everyone and let me know what you are doing tonight!!! I could possibly want to go out tonight but we'll see...I'll definitely need a nap in between then! Au revoir!!!!!!!!!!