Back from Belgium

We returned from a 5 day trip with a friend, during which we visited Munich, Bamberg, the Rhine, and Belgium. We rented a car in Frankfurt and drove to Belgium since it came out to be cheaper than 3 train tickets. One of the perks of having a rental car is that we got to stock up on all our favorite Belgian beers (except Karmeliet, which wasn't sold at the grocery store we raided)!

Can you guess our favorite? It's such a treat to be able to get this much high quality beer--the bottles of Rochefort 10 sell for $10-$16 in the US and 5 Euros in Germany, so they were a huge steal at 1.50 Euros in Belgium!

Once I wrap up the last post about our visit to France, I'll share a bit about a trip to Belgium and a lot more about beer.

Let's Play....The Price is Right!

Bob Barker would like this one. Can you guess the price of these two items?

Item #1 is a nice red wine, straight from the Bordeaux region of France.
Item #2 is a package of soft flour tortillas. Both were purchased at the grocery store down the street from us.

Hint: One item cost 3.75 Euro.

50 Cents

This little beauty was 50 cents at the market around the corner from our house. 50 cents! And it turned into 4 big, beautiful blossoms. Cut and potted flowers are so wonderfully cheap here, another luxury that suddenly seems affordable (like beer, wine, and chocolate). I have my eye on a dozen tulips for 3 Euros, but for now I'm enjoying this beauty, pretty pink Valentine's Day roses, and flowers from the parade!

More on Karneval and the parades coming soon!