Sunday morning we met back up with Debbie, Andrew, Ashley and Michelle for breakfast. We loaded up on Belgium waffles of course! From there we walked the streets a bit to find a grocery store where we could find some treats to bring back home with us. After getting maybe just a bit too much chocolate we headed to the metro to go out to the east side of town. There we saw the arch of Brussels, it looked similar to the one in Berlin, but much larger. We took some family photos and then we headed across town to the Atomium. Built in the late 1950's for the world exhibition in Brussels, you can't miss it, as these massive silver spheres stick out on the flat land. While we made our way closer for some photos we noticed a few people on top of the highest ball. It turns out that they were zip lining off the Atomium in to the tourist area. Looked a bit to crazy for us, especially a dark clouds approached. We were all hearing our stomachs growl so we stopped in for some colas and paninis. The afternoon was coming to an end so we all headed back to the train station, Evan and I had to go our own way and head on to Amsterdam. We really enjoyed meeting up with everyone. It couldn't have worked out better as a perfect end to our trip. Just getting to chat and talk about all of our travels with some fellow Americans, let alone family was nice. Thanks again guys for meeting up with us!!!!After our last train ride:( we arrived back in Amsterdam. As we took a tram out to our hotel we were both getting excited to be back. Just seeing the city again revitalized our energy. It seems like it had been so long since we were there, but we instantly remembered so much about the compact little city with its tiny streets, calm canals, and the unique building fronts. The fact that our trip was coming to an end started to set in but we were glad to be back in Amsterdam.
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