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Another day in the Belgian Ardennes, which means another day of hiking, nature, and good food. No cycling today (thank goodness), so we got into the car and drove to Vielsalm, St. Vith, and Malmedy. 📍Vielsalm. The lake Lac des Doyards is gorgeous. Coffee break at Malmedy. Small town but it has lots of beautiful flowers.  We also stopped in St. Vith (Sankt Vith in German), which played a role in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. I didn’t know much about it, but R., my own personal historian did and wanted to see the town for himself. "can you please put your shades down :)" 📸  In St. Vith we also got dinner and found this nice pizza place called Pizza Taxi Roma. When it comes to Italian food, I’m definitely more of a pasta girl than a pizza one. 📍Lac des Doyards

Another day in Belgium, and we couldn’t resist crossing the border into Germany to visit the charming medival town of Monschau. R. had been there before and promised it was worth it (and he was right).  As a lover of all things medieval, I was curious and would love to see some cool sight seeings. I wasn’t driving either, so I have to go where my chauffeur drove us to. In other words, I got to enjoy my role as passenger princess. Our first stop was Reinhardstein Castle in Belgium, and we got lucky: a beautiful flower exhibition was taking place during our visit. 📍Reinhardstein Castle The castle itself wasn’t very large and was partly in ruins. Nonetheless, it was still a pleasant visit. At that time, a beautiful flower exhibition called Castelflora was being held at the castle. The rooms were decorated with all kinds of pretty floral arrangements. The kitchen. Near the Reinhardstein Castle was this impressive looking dam. 📍Monschau I think this town really relies on tourism. Eve...