Blogs from Antwerp Province, Belgium, Europe - page 17

Geo: 51.2687, 4.46397Another bad sleep - it's too hot here! Also, the shower sucks in the hostel - the angle of the shower head doesn't allow water to shoot out very far. So you need to snug up against the wall but even that's difficult because the big hot/cold knob assembly prevents you from getting close enough. I had only one bunkmate last night - some guy from Denmark that is in Amsterdam for an interview. He's really excited about it because he'd love to live here (who could blame him?). It's some job involving traveling 2-3 weeks at a time and then returning to Amsterdam for a week. I briefly considered killing him and taking his place - it sounds ideal! I forgot to ask him what company and type of job it was - ... read more

Antwerp was a rewarding day trip from Brussels. It is only about half an hour away by train, but Antwerp is not nearly as touristy as Brussels or Brugge and has just as much life and energy as either city. It had the standard Belgian city layout of pretty town square with Christmas market and ice skating rink. However the city had a vibrance to it that I didn't feel in the other Belgian cities we visited. There were lots of interesting restaurants and other shops in which to browse. I was sorry that the shops closed so early because the main shopping strip was both picturesque and full of great deals. We thoroughly enjoyed our day wandering the streets and absorbing the atmosphere, even if that atmosphere was ridiculously cold and wet.... read more

We stayed at this absolutely wonderful hostel (AB Hostel). Finally, a small friendly place that was very clean. Most of us there ended up in the living area chatting away at night. Even the owners hung out with us. It rained the afternoon we arrived so we took refuge in the mall. Amie was mysteriously drawn to the colouring books and pencil crayons...again...then she realized how silly it may look to see a backpacker contently colouring between the lines while waiting for the train or in the lobby of a hostel :D The next day (our full day there) it was the 50th anniversary of the Tall Ship Festival where they race around Europe and end here in Antwerp. there were so many huge wooden ships with three tall mast. It was a weekend of many ... read more

I Loved Belgium but this part of my journey cannot be fully documented due to my choice of accomodation. I stayed with a friend and his family and my friend reads my journals and well... I dont want to be too honest because I certainly have no intention of offending him or his family or even the extended people who I met during my stay. Ill have to tread very carefully and try very hard to be entertaining but if I have nothing to complain about it's usually too boring. I guess time will tell and my readers (including my Belgian host) will be the judge. So let me begin this tale, one which spans 12 days, 12 of the best days of my trip so far, to be exact. The trip spans an early exit ... read more

Hey everyone just woke up from my nap hope u like the pics there will be more goin on the site it just takes a while to get them on there so be patient. Anyways antwerp is a sweet place the people are very friendly and very good looking lol everyone is i just dont understand what happened back home lol. But tomorrow we get up for free breakfast then off to brugge it will be sweet i think were spendin 2 nights there so i will tty then goodnight folks.... read more