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Day 2 - Bailleul, France to Ralingen Germany (via Belgium and Luxembourg)

Woke up feeling the need to stretch out my achy back from sleeping on a rock hard campervan mattress - but there's no space for that in a campervan with 3 people and lots of toys, so that will have to wait til later. 

We did manage some play time at the campsite this morning before setting off.  They had a cute colllie dog who ran around after us, some chickens and mule to stroke. Henry preferred riding his bike through puddles and playing in the park.
(Henry had been riding his bike - I don't make him wear a helmet at the park usually!)

When planning this trip I really wanted to visit Luxembourg for a few days as its a place I don't know much about. What language do they speak? What's the culture like? What do you call yourself if you're from Luxembourg? What's kind of food donthey eat? 

Anyway, we couldn't find a decent looking Airbnb in Luxembourg but we did find a nice one in Ralingen, which is just over the border in Germany. So that's where we'll be staying for the next 4 days, with a day trip or two into Luxembourg. 

We managed to drive through Belgium for an hour and stop at a services before I actually realised we were in Belgium 😂 Everything looks the same as in France - the road signs, the landscapes, the language.  The telltale sign was less Peugeots, Renaults and Citroens!  The same happened between Luxembourg and Germany. You wouldn't know you'd hopped over a country border.

We've picked a very un-toddler-friendly 'private spa' house, complete with this daybed, glass sauna in the corner if the lounge and lots of very white things. Must not break anything or let Henry have chocolate! 

We did find time today to decorate our travelling Christmas tree.

Thoughts for today:
> Henry's country tally is now up to 8, although he slept through Luxembourg today 😴. Must keep a list somewhere of all the countries he's visited.
> I'm disappointed I haven't got a passport stamp for Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. There wasn't even a border control booth to go past 🙄. 
>Must book the next part of the trip as we're currently 'homeless' again after Saturday.

Sleep score: 
It's looking promising for an improvement on last night's 3/10, although we do have a toddler sleeping on the bedroom floor. He is on a mattress, but the 2nd bedroom is up a different flight of stairs, in another part of the house. As musch as I like Henry to have his own sleeping space, that didn't feel like responsible parenting! 

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  1. apatkinson5 December 2024 at 03:44

    Very safe playground attire, maybe add knee pads too?

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