http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Belgium , Antwerp Province , Antwerp en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:42:54 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:42:54 +0000 Ola Qu tal aan iedereen. Momenteel nog thuis in het Land van de Eburonen Menapirs en Nervirs. Buiten duidt de thermometer met 2C op de buitenthermometer. Kleine Luka ligt te slapen in haar bedje. Katrien legt de laatste hand aan haar magnus opus. Dus ik heb effe tijd om een travelblog te starten zodat de Bonnie's Oma's Bompa's en Vava's van deze wereld hun kleindochter kunnen volgen http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-463908.html Martin and I were fortunate to be in Antwerp for the 2nd Indian Customers vs RTD cricket match. A couple of training sessions before the day meant we actually got to touch a cricket ball and for me a couple of swings of a cricket bat in the nets... Despite my duck I managed not to let any balls pass me when fielding but alas didn't get to show them my Sandy's special flipper as I didn't get http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-446992.html Except there were no real hills in Antwerp...And I did not see an ant...Mosquitoes yes...The trip to Antwerp nearly wasnt.. After catching the Eurostar to Brussels we proceeded to find the connecting to Antwerp after much confusion we were ushered onto a train only to be put in the first class cabin. We did not have first class tickets so I jumped off the train to have a better look.. Next thin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-442759.html As some of you may already know Irsquove actually just spent the 67 weeks camping out at a place in Antwerp 124 bed hostel. Two things lead me to this interesting situation the first was a phone call whilst I was in Holland and the second was I needed a rest from travelling. Allow me to explainhellip.. You see if you ever get the wonderful opportunity to go travelling for an extended perio http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-440790.html From Shell We were greeted in Amsterdam by Steve and things have got even better from there. Got into Holland at 10am chatted with Steve and his mate Jan until the jet lag caught up and then had a nanny nap while they went shopping for us thanks guys. This meant that we then stayed up way too late but had a great dinner with Zeynep Kevin and Jan.Next day we slept through our hangovers and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-440264.html Dias 25 a 29 Cheguei a Gent sem muitas informaes sobre o endereo de meu anfitrio. Ele apenas havia me dado o nome de sua rua e seu telefone. Poderia ser suficiente no houvesse a bateria do meu celular terminando sem que fosse possvel carreglo j que meu carregador irlands no mais se adaptava s tomadas locais. Chovia bastante e ningum conhecia a rua. Comecei uma busca por um carto http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-437488.html Na 7 jaar huwelijk hebben we al meerdere avonturen met elkaar mogen delen. Sommige mooier dan andere maar elke dag ben ik gelukkig om deze te delen met Erik mijn geliefde echtgenoot.Elke dag ben ik dankbaar Want het leven kan soms een waar gevecht worden als je niet oppast.Wij hebben onze huwelijksverjaardag op een orginele manier gevierd over meerdere dagen.We begonnen met onze nieuwe moto http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-434048.html 23rd JanuaryIncessant driving rain and a filthy windscreen hamper progress to Antwerp. That and searching diesel stations round Calais for the elusive heavy truck road tax needed for Belgium. I'm now back on the Tina Turner tour European leg no White Cliffs of Dover again for me until early April.Bed at 3am. At 6.35 outside my truck window a drunken colleague on this twentytruck tour h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-433812.html De voorlaatste dag op amerikaanse bodem was samen met de laatste een dag met een gevoel van dit is er n te veel. We stonden echter goedgehumeurd op om na het ontbijt nog een laatste telefoontje te plegen naar het thuisland. Na het telefoontje reden we nog even naar een winkelcentrum om daar enkele souveniers op te pikken om tenslotte aan de zwaarste taak van de dag te beginnen inpakkenOorsp http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-431608.html Do you mean I can have 4 days off I said to my boss after double checking the roster. Sounds good to me I thought perfect time to get away for a couple of days. After looking around at my options I decided to take the Eurostar to Belgium for 4 days. Some chocolate beer and waffles would do me nicely.So after spending Thursday evening with my friends in London also for the last time at our ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-426531.html I HAD to visit this VAN GOGH museum. It was part of the origional plans of this trip so I couldnt leave town without that. But that just meant I couldnt catch a train out of Amsterdam till later on in the afternoon. I checked it out and the museum was open at 10am. Ah it was fine I could just go back to the hostel and hang out for abit and maybe get some breaky. Problem was it was raining. Pissing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-425790.html Voila dit zal dan de laatste blog zijn voordat we vertrekken. Time flies byhellip.Je kijkt er zo lang rijkhalzend naar uit en dan is hij daar die toch wel lichtjes gevreesde allerlaatste dag voor het vertrek. Aaaaaaaah shit Zijn we wel goed voorbereid Hebben we wel alles meeZeg nu zelf hoeveel onderbroekskes en sokskes zou jij bijvoorbeeld meenemen op een rondreis van 6 maanden Euhhelli http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-425091.html Antwerp Belgium July 810I caught an early evening train to Antwerp from Lille and arrived to my hostrsquos apartment around 8pm. I got a bit lost on the way but that tends to happen quite often in new cities. Riet was immediately very welcoming and easy to talk to. I could tell wersquod get along great. After dropping off my load at her place we walked a short distance into the center http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-421955.html De VerscholentuinAntwerp BelgiumThursday July 2 2009Today has been an emotional rollercoaster so bear with me on this one. I thought I should chronicle what I did on my first day just to keep you up to date on the difference between the farms. First of all it looks like I'll have some company here shortly. There are a few otehr WWOOFers who want to show up here soon so I might be moving o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-415157.html De VerscholentuinAntwerp BelgiumWednesday July 1 2009Some days I just don't know what to do with myself. Today I traveled from Amsterdam to Antwerp and met Luc one of the two owners of De Verscholentuin. That's the name of Luc and Lous's yoga and meditation studio. I suppose I should have asked more questions I had set this up before writing my guide for the first time WWOOFer because I w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-414829.html De eerste missie is geslaagd het pakken der zakken. Het was niet eenvoudig maar na puzzelen en het inschakelen van een hulplijn voor een extra transportvriendelijke reiskoffer is alles gepakt geraakt.Morgen rond deze tijd vliegen we al ergens tussen Londen en New York om op JFK te landen laat het maar snel zo ver zijn. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-413879.html Today we left Rotterdam and took the train to Antwerp for a short day trip. It's a great place to just walk around and just take it in. We walked from the central station to the waterfront. The archetecture is beautiful and the shopping abundant unfortunately we weren't really there for that. We came across a few markets including a little flea market in a square that had a lot of interesting http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-413321.html When we asked the kids where they would like to go for one more weekend trip the answer was absolutely Antwerp to visit the Vermeylen family In addition to the large yard indoor pool and bunnies now they've added a trampoline to the mix.We had a fun filled weekend relaxing at their house enjoying Antwerp including a fondue dinner and Mark and Filip were able to take a beautiful Father's Da http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-412949.html Het vertrek komt nu wel heel dichtbij. Vandaag binnen twee weken hebben we onze tweede nacht in New York er reeds opzitten. Hieronder staan alvast onze vluchtgegevens. Let wel ze zijn allemaal omgerekend in Belgische tijd01 juli BA0397 vertrek Brussel 17h20 aankomst Londen 18h3001 juli BA0183 vertrek Londen 21h00 aankomst New York 0207 04h30 NY Tijd 0107 22h3026 augustus BA0052 vertrek Seattle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-410101.html We left Brugge early in the morning on Wedensday June 3 taking the local Brugge bus from the Bariseele to the train station and then the quick 80 minute train ride to Antwerp. The weather had turned much cooler but we still wore shorts but this time with a sweatshirt. Antwerp is not as immediately apppealing as Brugge in the cuteness sense. It is about four times the size and its center http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/Antwerp/blog-405371.html