Blogs from Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, Europe - page 14

Imagine, we have now been in Europe for a good 13 days....few of them on the road...and few of them, finally relaxing, enjoying great food and family time back in Luxembourg. And tomorrow morning, I'm back on...a plane! But before this, one more blog about Brussels. Little reminder...Leslie and Tiffany do have a Belgian passport. They may have never lived here...well...not anymore as we are spending 2 months in the country next door. So my aim is to give them as many "roots" I can from where their Dad is from. So in a few days....and there are more to come, I'm giving them all the school trips they would have done over 12 years at school in Belgium. Trust me, I don't know who has more fun...them enjoying those things for the first time...or me, ... read more

I want to start out by thanking those of you who have been sending angry emails and texts demanding a new blog. Its been a bit of a wait, but here it is. For those who have not been following along, I have been traveling with the Stone Family (or parts thereof) for the last several weeks. If you are interested in those adventures I urge you to take a look at www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/The-Stone-Family/ So I am in Brussels (yep the one in Belgium) and yesterday I sent Allison and Tyler Stone home. What a weight off my shoulders. I don't have ninos of my own, and frankly I don't know how those of you with ninos do it ... I am exhausted. I am sure its not true for all ninos, but these two were a ... read more

I was at this funky bar. Don't ask me where it was and what was the name because I don't remember. It was one of those nights you like to tell your pals about without really knowing if what you remember of it, really happen. There was a train in the bar and they were playing this catchy electroswing. I had a drink or two too many. To be really honest, I probably had ten or fifteen too many, but you know ... what's the point in denying it. I like my drinks. So, there I was in a bar, or on a train in a bar sipping another of those great Belgian beers, when I saw her. She was standing there with her friends, about ten meters away. I don't remember her name, but I ... read more

We arrived in Belgium on the 16th May, it was raining, wet, cold and a rather sad looking city. There was really only one reason we were passing through Belgium and it was due to Laura having a old univeristy freind she had promised to one day visit in Europe. So we did. The first day was a friday so we didnt do much - we decided to go and watch the movie, The Great Gatsby, at the movies as it was just so miserible outside. And that was a good choice as not only was it a great movie but we also treated ourselves to popcorn mmm. That night I got food poisoning another awesome thing to add to this city, we had plans to meet up with Erik for dinner so I insisted Laura ... read more

Geo: 50.8371, 4.36761My hopes that night three wouldn't be so bad were dashed around 2:45 a.m. I woke up and could not get back to sleep. Really, the traffic noise was unbelievable. I even had two windows: the one that probably is original to the building and then a storm-type window on the inside, both of which were closed. I tried breathing deeply, which just makes me too conscious of my breathing, and I tried counting slowly backward from 100, which I guess only works if there's an anesthesiologist nearby. It's awful to wake up feeling exhausted.I decided to forgo the egg this morning. But I was entertained by a woman trying to eat a soft-boiled egg. Her egg cup kept tipping over.I left the hotel (where I will likely never stay again, even though it ... read more