Blogs from Gent, East Flanders, Belgium, Europe - page 8

While staying in Brussels, Grace and I did a day trip to Ghent. Very similar to Burges only less touristy. ... read more

Hello again pleasant people poised on poetry prosed by the Postmodern penmanship of Mr. Pagan! haha, its always nice to start with alliteration humour.. So, as i write this im on about the 7th day of an intended two night sleepover at my first couchsurfing place, i just cant seem to leave! but more on that a little later. first things first, i think i left you all with a perhaps slightly negative vibe on my travels (as mum so passionately observed), but dont fret because young brave lachlan doesnt get sad or weary or disgruntled, he just gets deep is all.. artists thrive on that stuff dont they? haha.. so anyway, Biarritz in France ended up being a beautiful place, but another town filled with a slightly ageing population. Erin and I invited a young ... read more

Allright so we drove from Brussels to Ghent. Once we arrived, we visited the tourist center and then went into St. Bavo's Cathedral. We saw the famous Lamb of God painting by the Van Eycke brothers. We went down into the Crypt. They had old Bishop's robes down there. It was odd seeing so many people buried in the church. It was beautiful though. I enjoyed walking through. They had neat statues and things and paintings to look at. I left there and saw the square with a neat fountain. We grabbed some hot chocolate and then took a horse and carriage ride through the city. It was pretty. They had several old buildings including an old fish market, a butcher's hall, a freemason's guild house, a tax house, and the belfry tower. We stopped for ... read more

Hey everyone!! 6 beautifull weeks in Belgium, and again ready to leave! KAlu is still in Colorado, but in a few days we will both be in KAthmandu again! I had a great time here, not only because I had a beautifull new niece (the third, and a fouth niece/nephew on the way), but it was also nice to see everyone back, and to spend time with the family! And that is what I did, family, friends, and the most ... a lazy time doing nothing but spoiling myself. I needed it after 3 busy months in the US!! And it was a great time there too! Lot's of work, KAlu got so many trips, good season, good weather, good water, and the owners of the company bought a beautifull place from where AAE is gonna ... read more

Edward told me to bring my passport ... and that's all I needed.... He'd packed a bag and we were on our way to Waterloo Train Station when I guessed where we were heading.....one of my favourite European countries.....Belgium.....the land of beer and chocolate!! Edward had treated us with first class on the Eurostar...so we enjoyed a champagne brunch and nice comfy seats and service for our 3 hours to Brussels. I love the Eurostar....it's so much better than flying....seeing the English countryside, then 20mins in the tunnel under the English Channel, through France and over the border to Belgium. Arrived at 'The Ghent River Hotel', our home for the next 4 days, then spent the afternoon exploring the lovely small town of Ghent. Found a nice little restaurant where we had a Hoegaarden (or ... read more