Couldn't get up to say goodbye to Carol! ahhhhhh....but called her... well, will see her during Chinese New Years so it wont be too long...heeee Chi was so nice to drive me to the train station! So I hopped on the train and went to Arnhem, a city near the border of Germany. The city is really....boring? I went to the tourist info and besides museums and one church, they can't recommend anything else to me!...Oh well, my original plan was to go to the National Park anyways..haaa! The closest one is really close! 15 mins bus ride! Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe, with 5000Hectares of land..... There is this museum up north of the park, which is like 10km away from the entrance. Good that they have free bikes to ride! so I did a ... read more

Woke up very early to take the train up to Groningen, original plan to go up to Friesland....but then the weatehr wasn't so good and it was a bit too far......-__-" Groningen......is a city....not a lot to see really...they had this nice design art museum but its Monday so its CLOSED! I got there around 1130am and all the shops open at like 1300 on Mondays!! WTH? so I arrived into a desserted city basically... Went to the tourist info office.....all maps and guides need money....so didn't get any, read a bit then walked out lu. All this time is was RAINING...!....sucks. tired and not in my best mood..... anyways, walked around and just stroll around the city....nice city! typical Netherlands with lots of canals and bricks..haaa..! Went into the dept. store which opened a little ... read more

Rushing day, woke up early and stormed out to take the train to Namur, the region/city further south in Belgium. Belgium is dividied into two sections, the Dutch speaking - Flanders and the French speaking - Wallonia. People up North speak more English!!!!! At least thats the first thing I realize.... Anyways, arrived there, got ignored at the tourist office.....-___-" found out about the festival in the city through a book and went into the city. The day just started so most stuff were still being set up. Most concerts and stuff were at night....ahhhhh! that means I'll miss them..... anyways, walked around, most shops closed...just loads of food and beer on the streets... Had some nice cheese and potatos and ham.... It was great weather though, REALLY warm....=) Walked around a bit, not much to ... read more

So true, for such a country, the train station of this capital really sucks. Stinks like a bathroom at first arrival...'There are major renovation going on I think so hopefully it will be better soooon.... Anyhow, this capital deserves more than a day to visit ga!!! but, limited time for me...haaa! First headed to the Mrkt Sq and WOWOWOWOW. The Kathedral there just comes right in your face and its facinating to seeeeee!!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! The arches.....the towers.....the white colour......WOAH....Loved it! and the tourist office is right there!!! haaaa! So, asked for info about the EU Parliament tour, which was sth I really wanna check out...then had some time before the tour so went to the Musical Instrument Museum. This museum had a HUGE collection of traditional and modern instruments and they have music to listen ... read more

This morning slept in very late!!! Their beer here is surely GOOOD for me to sleep! and just learnt from a beer tour that they do add in these flower things and they actually help you sleep! Anyways, it was raining in Antwerp and its Monday as well, most museums are closed, so decided to take the train to Bruges instead. It was a quick ride and got there with better weather ne! The town was very nice....lots of gothic style buildings and chuches!!!!! The Church of Our Lady was very grand and beautiful inside as well!!!! The town Squares were nice and even with many tourists, it didn't seem too crowded..=) First went to the one and only local brewery for a guided tour. and wow, this town itself used to have over 400 breweries!!!! ... read more