http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Belgium , Brussels Capital Region en-us Fri, 04 Dec 09 19:53:36 +0000 Fri, 04 Dec 09 19:53:36 +0000 To celebrate my older sister's 60th birthday we decided to go to Belgium In April 2006. Mindset was who could be sad about getting older when on such a grand adventure Our husbands are both of Belgium descent my husband is first generation American and brotherinlaw is 3rd generation We selected an escorted tour package that included AmsterdamWindmills and Tulips what funMy husband had bee http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-458153.html November 11th is Armistice Day also known as Remembrance Day in Belgium and it commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compigne France for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning mdash the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918. The date was declared a national ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-452439.html Let's have everything ready for the 18th of Novembre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/blog-450973.html Look up forgetfull in the English dictionary and there might be a picture of me if there isn then somone should write to them and say that my picture needs to be added granted you can find it with that spelling. I have now lost or forgotten at various places one of my lighters swiss army knife one of my chapsticks passport bottle of advil and now to add to the list all of the posters tha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-445785.html As we found out our last night in Brussels 5 Duvels seemed like a good idea at the time particularly when two were free not so much when you have 3 hours sleep and then have to catch two planes..... Anyway we arrived in Brussels after two days in Antwerp at Brussels Central a train station only a short way from our hotel. The only problem was finding a road sign to identify exactly where we w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-444079.html They warned us that the long study tour would be exhausting and they weren't kidding. All the academic visits that we did are like a blur so I'll just highlight the parts of the trip that I like bestremember best. Day 1 is nothing but driving. Really. I wake up at the crack of dawn and a bus full of my classmates departs Copenhagen at 0845. We drive south cross to Germany on a ferry turn west http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-443765.html Joined Heather and family for a foray into Belgium. Had been to Brussels once before in my teens travelling down to Strasbourg on a school trip and remember the Grand Place and the Mannekin Pis well. Visited a lot more this time including Bruges Ghent Antwerp and Mechelin. The Flemish Dutch Belgian and Walloon French Belgian split is quite distinct. There was a lot going on in Brusse http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-443104.html After our brief two night stay in Antwerp we caught the train back to Brussels. A sure sign we were nearing the city of Brussels we passed the red neon glow of the red light district. The girls barely covered in their seductive lace outfits in a little room the windows facing the street of onlookers. Some girls just seemed to pace their window while others sat in the corner. Some even interactin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-443069.html Hi Everyone I know these blog entries seem to come few and far between. We are finally feeling settled here and it has been a very busy summer. For those of you have been asking for an update here goeshellip.We are really enjoying Brussels and living in Europe. This expat lifestyle is a never ending learning experience most of them great a few not so great but we will focus on the good stu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-441748.html Dias 30 a 32 Ir a Bruxelas como viajar no tempo. No para o passado devido aos seus prdios histricos mas para o futuro. O futuro de uma Europa que no d a devida importncia ao seu maior problema a imigrao. Se Londres a cidade com maior quantidade de imigrantes e a Anturpia com a maior diversidade de pases Bruxelas deve ter a maior proporo de imigrantes. Apesar de estar em na re http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-439726.html helliphellipand chocolatehellip.and mussels Of course you did and we are happy to report that they are each quite kind to the palate.Our travels in Belgium took us to Brugge Gent and Brussels we had hoped to see Antwerp but that will be saved for a future trip as we ran out of time. What we learned while in Belgium is that they have http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-438598.html I realized today that the majority of the discriptions I was writing were in my little book and not to those who were reading this blog. I am super tired from today so I will return tomorrow to describe for you all that I can.Although to most of you these writings will come at the same time I assure you they are from different days.Until my day offbon soirKati http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437985.html Ok so some of you might remember how I said that I was going to walk less today Well I think I ended up walking more. Oh well. Shitty thing and I should have realized this sooner but I loaded the film in the camera wrong and as I was walking through the hugest park taking all of these pictures nope none of them counted because there wasn't film. So I stopped got the coffee I should have before http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437637.html The Beak Brothers are off to Brussels on the12th November. This is the 3rd annual BBBBB Beak Brother's Belgium Beer Bonanza and we will update the blog with our exploits on our return. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437432.html I can't even begin to describe the beauty of this city. Even though it's not as beautiful as some of the pictures of Paris I've seen it's still really beautiful. The metro is fast easy to navigate and seems to run on the honor system. You could not get any kind of pass and no one seems to be the wiser. Of course i got y passes I'm just saying that you oculd. I'm not too sure how the metro is r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437373.html All righty. I take back anything I've ever said about jet lag and these damn wierd key boards. My typing has slowed significantly. After around 24 hours of traveling I decided not to wait when I got out of the metro to orient myself and ended up wandering around in circles just one street off for a few extra minutes. Finally made it I've not looked forward to a cold shower in so long.It's 7am http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437231.html I was pretty impressed and felt quite at home in Bruxelles...The Apartment I rented was walking distance to the Central Station and close to all the main attractions...The city was crowded but i enjoyed walking in its narrow streets and through its beautiful galleries...The apartment was next to the Gallery Royal St Hubert which was a beautiful iron and glass similar to Covent Garden of London http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-437133.html Ok so just incase no one hears from me more than 4 days at least you know where to start your search.Brussels Belgium till the 20th septemberAmsterdam Netherlands til 27th septemberBremen Germany for 4 days after thatBerlin Germany october 38Stuttgart Germany til 12thKoln Cologne Germany til 17Brussels Belgium til October 20th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-435475.html So where was I Oh yes lovely shitty...CalaisI got off the ferry and started looking for a place to exchange my money. Now I had all of thirty pounds which isn't bad but doesn't help when you're in fucking France. After a long fruitless search I gave up and walked into town. Once there I resumed my search and finally found a bank. Which was closed. And so I walked around a bit more. Now http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-435287.html BonjourI arrived back from Madrid at 9am and as I mentioned before it was frightfully cold at 13 degrees in Brussels. I got my stuff back to my place and then went out chocolate shopping for gifts for people back home. After stalking up I went to visit my favourite ice cream place and my favourite durum place one last time.For dinner I met Claude and two of her friends whose names escape me http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-433942.html