Blogs from Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Breakfast this morning was another chance to meet old crew members, our waiter had served us breakfast on our last cruise too. He remembered everything, right down to Gary loving eggs Benedict. We decided this morning to take the shorter trip to blankenberge rather than spend time travelling to bruges. Really glad that we did because it's a fantastic town. The weather, initially, left little to be desired. Very cold and the icy wind was funnelled between the buildings and right into our faces. It warmed up though and, right now, I'm writing this whilst sat outside a small cafe drinking a coffee. I had an Irish coffee and Barbara wanted to taste it.... she ended up just planting her entire nose and face in my drink... pictures will be submitted for proof. We have already ... read more

OK, we started our trip on 16 September 2009 by taking a train from Luxembourg train station with 2 loaded backpacks, a day pack and 2 extra bags. We were desperate to leave and enjoy freedom. However, we didn't make it that far during the first week, only a few hundred kilometers up North. We had a good reason to spend some time in Western Europe: Good friends of ours, Gijs and Marjolein were getting married on the 19th in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. Stating that we wouldn't come wasn't really an option, and besides that we really wanted to be there. So between the 16th and the 19th we had some time to spare. And which country is wedged between Luxembourg and The Netherlands? Belgium, country of plenty of beers and great Bourgognian food. An easy ... read more