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Belgium
Welcome to Belgium! It is a beautiful country, with two official languages, French and Flemish. I learned I can do neither very well. :P I can however appreciate the beauty of the country.
why is it that in Europe the planes have nicer seats than ours? my chair was leather, here you would only ever get leather in First class, I was in last row coach! 
First stop in Belgium was Charleroi where my family resides and welcomed me in with open arms! Did I mention I really love my family? Well let me tell you they are the best! I also happened to go at the right time as all of them were off for Easter Vacation!
These are known as Goffes with Chantilly, but to me it was a superbly well done waffle with the most amazing whip cream on top.
My cousin Diana with the deliciousness! 
My cousin Mikey channeling Spiderman: 
Say Hello To my wonderful Aunt and Uncle and to The beautiful BRUGGE! It is rumored to me by many as one of the most beautiful towns! I happened to agree and the fact that most of its inhabitants ride everywhere on bikes just made the town a keeper for me. 
The Brugge cathedral is beautiful on both the inside and outside. 
here is one of all of us in front of the cathedral and also I believe that city hall. 
You can not go to Belgium and not indulge in chocolate! 
Brussels in Lights: We briefly stopped here and walked by this! I had to take this shot! 
I was taken to a few castles along the Belgium path and this was the first: 
Came back to find my little cousins with some friends in the backyard messing around, had to document their cuteness! 
Next Day we were off to another castle in Dinat. About an hour away from the French border it had the most amazing river scene I have ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. I felt as if in a dream. We picnicked on some strange thing they called a kebab but was quite delicious though not so much traditional. 
One last goodbye to the Belgians before off to Germany! I loved every minute of my trip in Belgium: Thank you for making it the best it could have been! See you next 4th of July! 
On Vacation in Europe
I look back on the blog and figure out that my message about my vacation to Europe has somehow been erased. I am sorry to leave everyone in suspense as to why I went away from Blogging all of a sudden. I am now in my third week of Roaming around Europe and am sitting in my nice hostel right of Calle de Atocha in Madrid, Spain finally with wireless internet in tact and able to post pictures online. As I had promised in my earlier post which has somehow disappeared or maybe its a switching of Countries of sorts, let the documentary begin.
A short interruption: I had played around with my website trying to spruce it up and put newer pictures in when I think I messed with the wrong code and got it all mixed up. I hope to have the website fixed soon but I'm not sure how badly I might have mangled it up, so until further notice the blog is where you can get ahold of me or my email eticula@gmail.com
Back to the original programming.
I have been backpacking or rather rolling (since I didn't have a backpack big enough for my stuff I went with regular luggage) myself though Europe. I've been on many planes, trains, busses, metros, subways, ubans, cars, and of course feet, all of it has been with transportation as its focus. I've fluttered around from one country to the next and from one city to the next.
I've decided to introduce you one place at a time. First stop: Charleroi, Belgium.
Liz & Rob E-Session | Michigan Engagement Photographer
What a great new beginning to mark the season of Spring! My future June Bride Liz and Groom Rob met me in D-town to do some fun landmark hopping. We've had some adventures getting to this day as we've had to reschedule due to unpredictable MI weather, but Friday was just beautiful!!!!! A day to be out and about!d We started off at the DIA where we got what I think is one of my favorite shots of all time. The "door shot" as it will now be entitled! We then crossed the street to the best kept secret most suburbanites don't know about, the Detroit Library! Aesthetically beautiful and inviting, everyone should go check it out, I promise you will not be disappointed! Liz a Wayne State Alum has all these great tidbits about cool places to visit in Detroit. I think I'm gonna ask her for a list of places she recommends in Detroit that are on her to do list when in town.
Belle Isle was next on the list, pulling some illegal maneuvers on the way got us to our destination. :) Liz loved the botanical gardens and started considering changing her venue to the front gardens! It was surprising how much the outside of the botanical gardens looked similar to an english country side! I've been there so many times but never really got that perspective from such an angle til this shoot.
We headed back to Downtown Detroit again with my crazy driving, I think Rob would never volunteer me as head driver ever. I know I wouldn't! **Tip- The Greek Town Casino no longer validates parking! Sad even the casinos are going cheap. Eh, what can you do? The people mover is fun, creative, full of choice stops and at $0.50 a ride unbelievably cool!
Here are some awesome shots Liz and Rob put out! Some people take longer than others to get comfortable in front of the camera but these two were pretty good and up for anything right from the start, and they only got better as the day went on!
Enjoy!
Introducing " The DOOR SHOT" 
The Bonds of Family - Michigan Children's Photographer
I had the pleasure a few weeks ago to capture the interaction of a beautiful family! And I mean beautiful, inside and out! They were some of the sweetest people I've ever gotten the pleasure to work with. Their boys are treasures in and of themselves! Here are a few snapshots from the day....
Back to the blogging board...
I've been MIA from the blogging business for over a month now and I think both you and I are getting a bit antsy for more... ;) Don't worry I have been in full functional mode for photography but just had to take care of non-fun day to day activities such as taxes, car stalls, and general I don't want to stuff. Now I'm back in the saddle again.
I have purchased my ticket to travel to Europe for 6 fabulous backpacking weeks. I intend to go visit quite a few relatives and friends around the continent, and also enjoy a week of vacation time verifiably uninterrupted! I am in euphoria just thinking about it. I will "try",( much force on the try because I don't want to promise that much and not come through) to document some of my travels on the blog! YAY! So in retrospect I plan on taking everyone with me on my vacation! lol I hope you enjoy it as much as I will! Plan to visit Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Romania with me!
I have a fully packed photography schedule before and after my time off! So if you're considering booking a session for when I come back I'd start getting ready to dial my number or shoot me an email.
Life is getting on in full force around here and I'm loving it!
I wish everyone a Wonderful Wednesday!
God Bless!
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