Europe Tour

Never expected this but hey, we roamed some countries of Europe including Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and France! This a summary of our trip since I was more focused on doing content each day uploading a video same-day mostly of a meal but also did a museum tour at the end. If you wanna see them, I'll put those links at the end of this article.

Wurzburg residence (palace)

This 12-day European tour started from the Manila International Airport (MIA) going to DOHA, Qatar airport for about 8-9 hours then to Prague for another 5-6 hours. They were long flights but the Qatar Airways entertainment kept us company even with complimentary fast wifi on board.

CZECH REPUBLIC (Prague & Karlovy Vary)

First city was at Prague and we stayed at the Uno Prague hotel. Breakfast buffet was always complimentary - in all of the hotels actually. We visited places like the Prague castle, Old royal palace, a lot of cathedrals and basilicas, and their Old town where the Astronomical clock can also be found.

Charles bridge

We also visited a UNESCO World Heritage Site Karlovy Vary which is a super relaxing place to visit where world-famous icons spend their vacations too. The place is known for its natural thermal springs where the healing water is believed to be found.

Karlovy Vary

GERMANY (Nuremberg. Wurzburg, Frankfurt, and Cologne)

Upon arriving at Germany's Arvena Reichsstadt hotel in Nuremberg we visited the city's medieval castle including some huge cathedrals and churches and did not miss eating an authentic German sausage in the Heilig Geist Spital restaurant.

We went to Wurzburg exploring the Wurzburg Residence with some chappel, bridge, and fortress before heading to Frankfurt and seeing their timber houses, iconic town hall, plus some more churches and cathedrals.

Before heading out to the next city on the next country we also visited the Gothic Cathedral of Cologne staying at the InteCity hotel in Cologne.

Gothic Cathedral of Cologne

NETHERLANDS (Roermond, Amsterdam, Holland-Volendam-Keukenhof, and Rotterdam)

From the Steigenberger airport hotel, we went to a shopping place called Designer Outlet Roermond at Roermond then to Amsterdam to check out how some diamonds are made at the Royal Coster Diamonds. We also went for a Canal cruise which happens to be the ones who also serviced all the athletes last Paris Olympics 2024. Yes, we rode the same boats as the olympians. Goals!

We encountered the windmills of Zaanse Schans and visited a cheese & clogs facorty in Holland, strode a fisherman village named Volendam, saw the Tulips garden of Keukenhof which is one of the world's largest flower gardens, and ended the Netherlands visit with the modern cube-shape houses at Rotterdam.

Zaanse Schans windmills

BELGIUM (Brussels & Ghent)

After having breakfast at the Van Der Valk hotel we went straight to the Heysel Plateau to see the Atomium at Brussels. We also saw the Grand place, one of world's beautiful squares and Mennekin Pis before heading out to Ghent and explore more the city's castle, churches, town hall.

Atomium

FRANCE (Paris)

From the Evergreen Laurel hotel in Levallois, Paris, we did another river cruise along the Seine River. Of course, we did not miss seeing the Arc du Triomphe, Galleries La Fayette, and the Eiffel Tower. Well, there was a lot to see here but these are just the famous ones.

By the way, we tried escargots from Chez Edouard restaurant which tastes like pesto!

Our trip was capped by visiting one of the most beautiful museums in the world, the Palais Garnier. This is the inspiration behind The Phantom of the Opera & where Vicky Belo and Hayden Kho got married. Bonjour!