Durbuy

Last weekend we rented a "gite" in the ardennes with some friends. The gite belongs to a family who also owns and operates the dairy farm that is located on the same grounds as the gite. There were 200 cows (and one goat) greeting us every morning when we woke up! The gite is located close to Durbuy, whose claim to fame is that it is the "smallest town in the world". A strange claim to fame, but we had fun walking around this really cute town and doing some hiking in the hills surrounding the town. Some our favorite pics:

Father and son in the shadows of the imposing castle of Durbuy:


Father and son taking a nap while hiking:


Can this be called sleepwalking?


Where's Waldo?


Having lunch outside - it was a gorgeous day!


After lunch it was mommy's turn to carry Luke:


On sunday we visited the dairy farm. Luke loved the newborn calfs! This one was barely a few days old.


We then got to see the cows being milked and received a bottle of fresh milk to take home with us.


On Sunday we took one last walk along the fields of nearby farms. This is a typical view of farmland in Belgium, rain and all.