Trip to Durbuy

Yesterday Alain took a day off and we went shopping for a new shower cabin. We found a nice one and soon our shower troubles will be over (we had a few leaks, which he fixed, but it is a better idea to replace the whole thing).
Also today Alain did not have to work, since August 15 is an official holiday in Belgium (Assumption of Mary into heaven). We planned to go and visit Gaby in Germany, but something came up and so we had to change our plans.
Rosette proposed to go for a hike in the South of Belgium (the Ardennes). Destination was Durbuy.
We stopped in Barvaux in a nice little hotel for lunch and from there we walked 7 kilometers to Durbuy.
It was a nice relaxing walk, since we were walking along the river “The Ourthe”.
If you want to read more about this smallest city in the world, click on this link.

The sun was shining, the company was good, the kids were not complaining… could we wish for something else?

Yes… a nice cold beer upon arrival in Durbuy… and we managed to get that.

On the way back home, we stopped in a restaurant along the way and were disappointed with the service we got. They could never get away with such lousy service in the States! The waiter had to bring some cheese for the pasta, but decided to first chat for at least 5 full minutes with his colleague, the order did not come correctly out of the kitchen (wrong snacks)… and we had to wait like forever before we finally got some food on the table. Unfortunately we do not have a “tip” system here, he would definitely not have gotten a tip in the US!

Here are some pictures of the trip… next time we’ll make reservations to rent boats… that seems like a lot of fun for the kids!

And so we end a very nice and warm day… tomorrow we go out with Jurgen and Tiny (remember them from Halloween last year?).

This little bridge over the "Ourthe" river was the start of our 7 kilometers long walk.
The whole gang (except for Axelle and me, we are taking the pictures)...

Enjoy the beautiful nature

One of the many small streets in Durbuy