http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Belgium en-us Wed, 11 Nov 09 07:12:02 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 09 07:12:02 +0000 Let's have everything ready for the 18th of Novembre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/blog-450973.html 13th February '09Groan. Wersquore parked on loading bays of a warehouse on Middelmolenlaan a street utterly devoid of character. Itrsquos drizzly and cold the sort of weather that makes you tuck jumper into jeans without caring a jot about looking foolish. The warehouse is empty until the containers of equipment for ACDC arrive tomorrow. This is the type of place in short that proper lor http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/blog-447403.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 This past weekend I took the train from Brussels to Marbehan which is a small town in the Belgian Ardennes. My uncle and Sylvie who live in Paris came for Brassigaume which is a beer festival in Marbehan and they rented a house and invited me to stay for the weekend. The Belgian Ardennes consist of several small towns that are all quite close to one another and the house that my uncle and Sy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-446436.html Got up this moring and Rob checked on Garycat who was fine he was in his wee igloo so had obviously had a comfortable night. Headed into the restaurant for a full cooked brekkie was awfy guid set us up for the dayrsquos driving. After that we just got our stuff oot the cabin and parked our butts in the lounge area played some cards Rob tried to teach me Bragg but I decided afer 5 mins it wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-446409.html Up early moring to finish packing up finally finished the car jigsaw puzzle then went to Asda for the travel supplies then to the Crooked Glen for some lunch. After that we went to my brothers hoose to see The Bear stayed there for half an hour playing with her and got cuddles and an Eilidh style kiss haha Was sad saying goodbye to her will miss her so much but her aunite Beni will get her d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-446406.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 My Thanksgiving in Brussels was tons of fun I decided to cook a huge Thanksgiving dinner for the other interns from ISB two of whom are from Belgium and had never celebrated Thanksgiving before. We had dinner on Sunday night and I made chickens I searched all around for a turkey but its impossible to find one in Belgium unless you order it well in advance stuffing mashed potatoes sweet po http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-445537.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 11th February '09Anybody who puts a tea break in the middle of a concert is a star in my book. Therersquos nothing worse than needing the loo an hour into a show and having to stand there like a lemon crossing your legs.. The first half closes with 'we donrsquot need another hero..' and ldquopyrordquo dangerous stuff mere mortals donrsquot understand. The pyrotechnic boys are cloth http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Antwerp-Province/blog-444018.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 For the past few weekends I've been staying in Brussels and enjoying the wonderful autumn weather we've been havingOne weekend I went to St. Gilles which is a region of Brussels that is quite nice and has a lot of Art Nouveau architecture. I visited the Horta Museum and then went to the Muse d'Art Fantastique for the Festival de la Bire Fantastique. My uncle had suggested this beer festival t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-443048.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 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 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 BonfeckingjourWell here I am sat in an internet cafe in Epernay France trying for the second time to write something about the last few days spent in Belgium Bruges and all I can think about is this maddeningly obtuse Gallic keyboard.For a start they seem to have dispensed with the need for following the universally accepted QWERTY and have opted for AZERTYBelieve me it only goes downhill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-439868.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