Our French Family

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the delay in posting our most recent adventures. We are currently in Florence, Italy with Ryan and Julita and are lacking consistent wifi connection.

Last week we were in Strasbourg, France. We were lucky enough to get to share the home of our dear friends Jeff and Ilona. Thank you to both of you for making our visit so incredible. You guys made us want to move in with you and never leave. You truly allowed us to experience Alsatian culture and we can't wait to repay your kindness someday soon. Each day was filled with relaxation, site seeing, and incredible cuisine. Here are some pictures from our stay. There were so many great moments, but here are a few highlights from our trip. MERCI BEAUCOUP, DANKE SEHR, DJIEKUJE BARDZO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! (Ilona speaks French, German, Polish and English). I speak one language, but i can say hello in five or six which basically makes me fluent. Please enjoy the following pictures.

Jeff with Emilia and I in front of the cathedral in Stasbourg. This cathedral was the tallest structure in the world until 1874:







A view of Strasbourg from the top of the cathedral:




From left to right: Ilona, Jeff, Scott and Emilia near the top of the cathedral:




Same good looking people, different order, in front of the cathedral:




Magnificent architecture:











Jeff and Ilona making people move:




Mila and I at a monastery:




The views never ended!:




Mila getting blasted by a cannon: (don't worry, she is a professional):




White wine tasting in Alsace:




Crossing a bridge on bike from Germany back into France. We rode 60 KM this day:




One of many memorable meals with Jeff and Ilona:




Little Venice in Colmar, France:










Crepes and waffles still in Colmar:




A replica of the statue of liberty: (Bartholdi was from Colmar)




A typical Alsatian meal:




The light show in front of the cathedral:







Just looking at all these pictures makes me miss Strasbourg, but I know we will be back someday. Our next post will be from Florence, Italy and then on to Venice for six days. Stay tuned for more fun and excitement and remember to live your dreams whenever possible!

-Scott and Mila



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Location:Via Fratelli Cecchi,,Italy

Hospitality in The Netherlands

We are currently in Strasbourg, France with our friends Jeff and Ilona. We arrived here on Sunday the 9th at 12:15 AM and are due in Florence, Italy on the 15th to rejoin Julita and Ryan.

Our time in The Netherlands over the last week was incredible. We spent time in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Den Haag, Delft, Scheveningen and Brielle. We will truly miss the family that we stayed with. Erik, Gosia, Eva, Daniel and Elja were the greatest hosts that we could have asked for. They really gave us the full Holland experience. We ate many bags of stroop waffles (waffles with caramel like syrup), poffertjes (little Dutch pancakes), Herring, and large pancakes with bacon and cheese cooked into the pancake! All were delicious and nutritious. We saw the massive windmills, the extensive water systems, and the biker friendly cities throughout Holland. We can't wait to go back and visit already. Dank u wel (thank you in Dutch) to all of you guys who gave us such a wonderful experience that we will not soon forget.

From right to left: Julita, Ryan, Erik, and Mila in Delft




Herring with butter and onions: straight out of the ocean







Amsterdam!!!




Wearing Shaq's wooden clogs:




She reached for my bacon and cheese pancake so she had to be punished (in Brielle):







From right to left: Eva, Elja, Daniel, Mila, and Scott (we talked about the pancake situation and all was forgiven):




Rotterdam from the top of the Euromast:




All you can eat Sushi at Sumos for our last family dinner:
From right to left: Daniel, Gosia, Erik, Eva, Mila, and Scott




Rotterdam by night with the whole crew minus Julia and Ryan who had left already for Poland:
From right to left: Daniel, Elja, Gosia, Eva, Erik, Mila, and Scott







I hope everyone is doing well. We are healthy and happy and awaiting more adventures,

-Mila and Scott

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Location:Boulevard d'Anvers,Strasbourg,France

Chocolates, Beer, and Waffles

What country is known for these three things. If you guessed The Netherlands you are incorrect. The correct answer is Belgium and we made sure to sample each on our day trip to Antwerp, Belgium. Leaving from Spijkenisse, Holland by car, it took us one and a half hours to get all the way into a major city of another country. The Dutch people can drive into four or five countries in a single day!

A view of the city




The colorful city center







Belgian beer, waffles, and chocolate
From left to right: Ryan, Julita, Gosia, Emilia, and Scott






A longing gaze




Right now we are staying with a great family; Erik, Gosia, and their daughter Eva. They made us feel at home since the moment we arrived. We will be here until Saturday when we make our way to France to visit our newly married friend Jeff. So far, The Netherlands has been a very nice stay. We have been able to relax and enjoy the company of the family we are staying with. We have upcoming plans to visit Amsterdam on Monday and Rotterdam later in the week. Both should be very enjoyable. Stay tuned for more adventures.

-Mila and Scott

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Location:Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaintlaan,Spijkenisse,The Netherlands