Wednesday, February 24, 2010

 

A brand-new blog !

You have followed us on this blog when we were 2. Then came Lilly, and you have followed us on lillypop.be when we were 3. Now we are (almost) 4, and we invite you to follow us on the brand-new blog nous4.be. Enjoy!

Thursday, July 13, 2006

 

Three Travelers !!!

It turns out that during the last weeks of our honeymoon trip, we were not two, but three travelers! Check out the picture below to see the mystery traveler lounging in his cosy nest. Can you see him (or her?) waving? Needless to say we are very, very happy.


Tuesday, May 23, 2006

 

Thank You !!!

We had the most wonderful trip ever. We are slowly returning back to earth, our hearths and minds full of images, sensations and experiences. We thank all the people who offered us this wonderful wedding gift, our honeymoon. Merci mille fois, dank u, thank you !!!

 

Final Flight

On Monday we took our final flight, from London to Brussels. As in London, the weather was cold and wet, a rather disturbing experience after more than two months of extreme heat… Francis parents came to fetch us at the train station in Berchem and we are now in Wijnegem where we are planning our next move.



 

Back to Los Angeles, then to London

Saturday we flew back to Los Angeles. It was our last domestic flight in the US. Luckily, LA was warm and sunny and we could soak up some more sun rays before returning to Europa.




A couple of hours later we boarded our flight to London. Our fantastic journey was approaching its inevitable end…




In London, wonderful Rich greeted us at the airport. He took care of us all Sunday, cooking great Indian food, while we were too jetlagged to do anything useful or to produce meaningful speech.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

 

Las Vegas, Last Stop

Back in Vegas, we made the most of the last days of our trip. It is hard to realize that our trip is coming to an end...





 

Route 66

Last Wednesday we drove back to Las Vegas and sampled historic Route 66. We had a short break at the Hoover dam.




 

Grand Canyon

At Grand Canyon we did the most extreme hiking of our trip. The altitude is high (2000 meters and up), the heat punishing and the paths steep. Moreover, every hike begins with a descent into the canyon, meaning that one has to climb up during the second part of the hike. One better not underestimates this treacherous aspect of hiking in the Grand Canyon. Every year hundreds of people have to be rescued and now and then people die of dehydration and exhaustion. The canyon is impressive because of its size but we somehow missed the intimacy and mystic vibes of Zion and Bryce.












 

Lake Powell

After two days in Bryce, we took the road to Grand Canyon. A beautiful 4 hour trip, during which the landscape subtlely but surely changed. We took a break at beautiful Lake Powell.






Late in the afternoon we arrived at Grand Canyon, muito impressive because of its sheer size and its sudden appearance.


 

The Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon

After three days in Zion we drove on to Bryce Canyon, a two hour trip.




The canyon is very different from Zion and features a multitude of bizarre rocks. According to the Indian legend, these rocks, named Hoodoos, are the petrified remnants of the half animal / half human entities who once lived there. Unfortunately for them they were quite evil, so the Coyote turned them into stone... We did some more serious hiking and we just loved the place.














 

Zion

Wednesday last week we took our freshly rented Pontiac Grand Prix and drove from Vegas to Zion. While we were driving, the desert landscape slowly morphed into something more dramatic. Red mountains and incredibly shaped rocks made our jaws drop more than once.







We stayed in the Canyon Ranch Motel, one of the more comfortable places that we've stayed at during our trip. The backdrop of the place, being the Zion mountains, is incredible.



We did some serious hiking in Zion. Given the high altitude of the place (2000 meters and up), this turned out to be quite a workout. The views up there are awesome and something about the place is very energizing. One can almost feel the Indian spirits floating in the air. We wonder whether they will shop up in Astrid's long time exposures. Are we becoming New Age nuts?
















While hiking we met all kinds of animals. Unfortunately we did not see any mountain lions. Maybe they were too busy sleeping to come and say howdy.





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