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We had about 5 days to sightsee before the competition began, so we saw Amsterdam, Bruges (Belgium), Aachen (Germany), Maastricht (Belgium). Europe is just so different from Canada - people seldom worry about many things we seem to get uptight about. Dogs are allowed everywhere & are seldom neutered. People are responsible for their own safety when walking on the streets - it's a little scary in the big cities - there are trains, cars, bicycles, all driving fast & the intersections are almost every man for himself!
If you ever get the chance to visit Bruges, you must go - it's such an interesting old city (I think it's a city). The hotel where we stayed was built in the 1500's.. updated of course, but very interesting.
We saw a beautiful cathedral in Aachen, gorgeous stained glass everywhere... We had a great bunch that travelled together - 7 of us in 2 vehicles! 
The event was held at a huge equestrian facility. There were 2 outdoor rings & 1 indoor ring. It's a little confusing to know what is going on - we did have running orders for the individual events but not the team events. The courses were very tight for the large dogs, the double jumps were huge - as wide as they were tall - many of the dogs crashed but got better as the days went on...
There were some amazing dogs & handlers - some interesting handling & some slower dogs as well.... Canada did well & we did earn some medals.... I think the experience was awesome & it was great fun to go with no stress & just be there to cheer on the team!
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