Blogs from Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Europe - page 2

Only a 15 minute train ride away is the city of Brussels. It would be a shame to be this close and not go there. So we caught the train and off we went. Eating and drinking the local delicacies is a big part of the trip. Today was a good example. We had Belgium chocolates, Frittes (Belgium french fries. Fried twice is the local way), croquettes, and Belgium beer. Oh and the city. It is famous for its town square called The Grand Place. It is that. The Town Hall dominates the square with its 300 foot tower (couldn't go up in it). These days the Town Hall hosts royal weddings, Crown Prince Philippe got married here in 1999. Besides all the wonderful buildings around the square it is also lined with restaurants and chocolate ... read more

Wat heb ik toch met de eerste dag van de zomer? Precies vier jaar geleden werd ik vrijgelaten uit het OGH te Zetten. Op dit moment is het lastig terug te lezen wat ik schrijf, omdat ik in de trein naar Roosendaal zit, terug naar Nederland dus. Het plan is om de noodzaak van alles in mijn tas te herzien en met ongeveer de helft van het gewicht begin volgende maand, ditmaal met Taric, nogmaals te vertrekken. Ik geloof nog steeds dat ik dit kan, mits ik beter voorbereid ben. Voor nu was dit een leerzame ervaring en nu ik geproefd heb van ook de heerlijkheid van reizen ben ik gemotiveerder dan ooit om het nog eens te proberen. En het gaat me lukken, wacht maar af!... read more

Today we jumped on the bus from Stavelot in the Ardenne traveled for about two hours to Tournais which was the finish of the stage for today's race. After parking the bus we set out through the flat countryside, riding along the canal for about 30 km's before stopping for lunch. Then the "fun" started. We set off to conquer the three largest climbs of the Tour of Flanders, which were the Oude Kwaremont, Patersberg and Copenburg. In themselves they were not the worst climbs so far, except that they are cobbled. The first climb was long and not too steep but one member of the group still managed to break a filling. After that the next ride got harder, the front wheel lifting and the backwheel skidding. Chris was going well until he was thwarted ... read more

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All of my entries thus far have only documented my shenanigans traveling around and hosting handsome visitors. I promise that I am actually in Europe for academic purposes. If for no other reason than to give myself a bit of credibility, I'll write today about what I'm actually doing at KUL. Final exams have begun and we will have completed all 5 by February first (after which I will hastily hop on a plane to spend 10 days in HB with my family!) Last week: Classification of Paralympic Athletes, Disability Studies January 12th This week: Biomechanics (wheelchair propulsion, gait analysis, aquatics and prosthetics), Physical Activity-Physical Fitness- Risk of Exercise, and Exercise Management in Chronic Disease and Disability January 17th Next week: Statistics Applied for APA on the 24th (yikes) The final week: Psychology of Sport, ... read more