Euro-trip #1

My European Trip
July 15 - 23, 2006
Frankfurt, Germany > Strasbourg, France > Brussels, Belguim > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Frankfurt, Germany

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Travel Times:

Drive July 14th Tucson to Phoenix: 1.5 hours
Fly July 15th Phoenix to Newark: 5 hours
Layover in Newark = 5.5 hours
Fly July 15th Newark - Frankfurt(arrive July 16th): 8 hours
Layover in Frankfurt = 3.5 hours
Drive Frankfurt, DE to Strasbourg, FR: 3 hours
Train/bus to and from work July 17 - 20: 30 minutes each way
Train July 20 from Strasbourg, FR to Brussels, BE: 5 hours
Train July 21 from Brussels, BE to Amsterdam, NE: 2.75 hours
Train July 22 from Amsterdam, NE to Frankfurt, DE: 4.75 hours
Fly July 23 from Frankfurt, DE to Newark, NJ: 8 hours
Layover in Newark = 2.5 hours
Fly July 23 from Newark, NJ to Phoenix, AZ: 5 hours
Drive July 23 from Phoenix, AZ to Tucson, AZ: 1.5 hours

Red line on map indicates route traveled. Start and end point is Frankfurt am Main. Travel went clockwise.

Strasbourg, France >

07.16.2006 - 07.20.2006

Where I worked for 4 days

View from my room

Restaurant we ate at.

A real French pee wall.

Entrance to the hotel I stayed at

Outside of the hotel

My room in the Hotel Maison Rouge

Strasbourg Train Station

Strasbourg Train Station #2

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Brussels, Belguim >

07.20.2006 - 07.21.2006

Random Music shop in Brussels. Ibanez, baby!

Back view of Grand Place - Walking in

Grand Place #1

Grand Place #3

Grand Place #4

Grand Place #5

Grand Place with the sun going down.

Charles de Lorraine (Grand Place)

Maison des Brasseurs (Grand Place)

Grand Place #6

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place- Called the most remarkable of Belgium's Gothic monuments.

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place - Up close

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place - Side view

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place- Close-ups of the architecture.

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place - zoomed in

L'Hotel de Ville (The Town Hall) in Grand Place - FULL SHOT - Called the most remarkable of Belgium's Gothic monuments.

King's House in Grand Place (opposite the Town Hall)

Eating dinner right next to Grand Place (Grote Markt)

Apparently, the pink fad also exists in Europe.

Les galeries Saint-Hubert (Saint-Hubert arcades) - Opened in 1847, the glass-roofed galleries are split in two; Galerie du Roi (King's arcade) and Galerie de la Reine (Queen's arcade).

Rue des Bouchers #1

Rue des Bouchers #2

Random Statue #1

Random Statue #2

Random Statue #3

The Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudule - in 1226 work began and took 250 years to complete.

The Smart Car

Manneken Pis - Legend has it that a boy pissed on and put out a fire and saved Brussels. Manneken Pis stands a mere 60 centimeters tall (just under 2 feet)

Manneken Pis -#2

The chocolate shop right next to Manneken Pis.

The Law Courts - Called Europe's most monumental ediface, containing a number of architecture styles including Greek, Roman, and Egyptian.

The Law Courts - #2

The Law Courts - Zoomed in on some architecture

The Law Courts - Zoomed in on the dome

The Law Courts

Monument in front of The Law Courts

Independence Day Festivities - The Law Courts behind us, at the end of the street.

Independence Day Festivities

Independence Day Festivities - The Law Courts at the end of the street.

Church (unknown name)

Entrance to the Church

Inside the Church - Stained glass

Inside the Church - Wall cross

Inside the Church - Christ on the cross

Inside the Church - Christ on the cross #2

Place Royale - The statue is of Godefroy de Bouillon, King of Jerusalem, setting off on the First Crusade.

The Atomium - Built for the Brussels World Fair in 1958, this iron crystal atom is enlarged by 160 billion times. Eachof the 9 spheres is approximately 60 feet in diameter and the entire piece is about 320 feet tall.

City View - The Atomium is to the left of the church in the foreground and the Town Hall in Grand Place is to the right. Picture taken from in front of The Law Courts building.

Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Session was in

Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - #2

Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - #3

Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Zoomed in on someone stading in the window inside..

Le Petit Sablon - A park that features the major figures in Belgium's history. These figures surrounding the park represent the corporations and trade of Brussels.