Vrolijke Sinterklaasdag! That's would you have been hearing this weekend if you were in the Netherlands (where my wife and lived for five years) or Flemish Belgium.
Some of my favorite moments as a tour leader are watching the expressions of our travelers as they first encounter some of these wonders. There is a particular corner where I like to skip ahead just a little so I can savor the expressions as the group rounds the corner and sees the magnificent Eiffel Tower towering above them in all its glory.