FAM JAM - Day 2

After a very nice and successful reunion yesterday, I could tell that Dad's nerves had gone. We were both very excited to meet Aunt Ann and her family!

Aunt Ann picked us up from our hotel in the morning and took us back to her place in Leende. Dad and her were busy catching up, and I was, again, really enjoying listening to their stories and was trying to put the puzzle back together piece by piece. We were greeted at the door by Ann's second son, Tuen, and their adorable boxer dog. Tuen is just a year younger than I am. He is currently working four days a week at a restaurant and studying one day a week at culinary school. Joost, Ann's oldest son, came home shortly after we had arrived and we all spent the afternoon in their home trying to update each other on our lives and what we had been up to for the past few decades - I know, way to much to tell in just a few hours but it was a nice start. Joost is my age and currently works as one the greenskeepers at the golf course. They were both awesome, and I'm really excited to get to know them better in the future. Hopefully they will be able to come over to Canada at some point. I promised them I'd take them out and introduce them to all my girlfriends haha.

Ann made us a delicious lunch and during that time we were able to catch Ann's partner, Rob, on Skype all the way from Malaysia. It's amazing how easy it is these days to stay in touch with people who are half way across the world. It was lovely meeting him though. He was very friendly and had a big smile on his face the whole time :)

After a few hours, Ann drove us back to the city. I immediately told Dad how happy I was to have met them all, and I'm sure he shared the same sentiments.

It was a beautiful day, so Dad and I took the train to Utrecht, an ancient city centre featuring many buildings and structures from the early middle-ages. There are a couple of really nice canals lined by cafes and shops. We walked around the city and got dinner at a quaint little cafe overlooking the canal before heading back into Eindhoven for our last night.

All in all it was an amazing week in Brussels and around the Netherlands!

Up next is Berlin! (after the weekend in Paris)

Love you all!
xoxo
Alexis