Pet-sitting the grumpy cat

After our time in the beach house in North Holland we got a last minute pet-sitting job in Brussels, Belgium so we packed up our things and headed straight there as it started the next day. The cat was the most grumpiest looking cat I have ever met and he even made grunting noises which is a sound I have never heard come from a cat before. Personality wise though he was such a lovely soul and didn't take him long to warm to us and start trying to sleep between us in bed and meowing at our faces to wake us up in the morning.


"Lucky" trying his darndest to look happy

It was great being based in Brussels for a week as the apartment we were staying in was centrally located and we were able to get public transport or walk around the city. Brussels is definitely not our favourite city we've visited, it appears a bit neglected and we never felt truly safe, but this might also be because Luckys owner warned us to be wary of pickpockets in the city so we always felt like we had to be on alert. One day while Zac and I were in the city, and just walked out of a kebab shop, a chuck off the building fell from three stories and landed right beside us, almost hitting us - that was nuts.

For a day trip we drove to Bruges as we had heard it was lovely and we were not disappointed. It was a beautiful sunny day when we were there and packed with tourists and simply walking around the town was absolutely beautiful.

After we left Brussels we headed back through Germany to get to Poland. Originally we had planned to head to Scandinavia but after researching these countries further we realised it was going to cost us too much as these countries can be as expensive as Switzerland, so instead of having to worry about every penny, we headed East!

Goodbye to the grumpy cat

On the way through Germany we stopped a couple of places including Hamelin, which is where the story of the Pied Piper apparently originated so around the cute old town there are statues and pictures of mice everywhere. The town clock is super cute as a couple of times a day it plays a sweet tune and little mice run around it as does the Pied Piper himself. Unfortunately my photos of this clock aren't worth uploading but it really is something to see.

Currently we are in Poland and have been here for several days now. First we headed north to check out the Baltic coast and for the first time our whole trip we came across mosquitos. After the weather cleared up we actually got to see quite a nice day on the beach which everybody seemed to be making the most of the sunshine. Not many people speak English but they do speak German so we have been able to get by but I expect this to change once we get further away from the German border.

Leba, Polska

I was lucky enough to celebrate my 30th while we were staying on the coast so we went to a local bakery and got a few different cakes to try for only one Euro!

This one was the favourite...

 

...but they were all divine.