Belgium
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Friday, 26 Jun 2015 | Views [714] | Comments [1]
I went on a walking tour of Ghent yesterday afternoon. I generally prefer to go on walking tours the first day I see a new town, but I didn't arrive until late the previous day, so that wasn't an option. So although I left Ghent last night, I went on ... Read more >
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Friday, 26 Jun 2015 | Views [483]
Yesterday was my final day in Ghent, and in Belgium. It was a nice day-First I went to the Belfry, which was the watchtower for the town. Unlike other countries in Europe, the Belfrys have nothing to do with the Church-they we're simply used as ... Read more >
Tags: belgium, ghent
Thursday, 25 Jun 2015 | Views [593]
This morning, I checked out of the hostel in Antwerp so I can spend a night in Ghent. But before moving on to Ghent, I went back to a museum I first checked out yesterday, called the MAS, a museum about Antwerp. The MAS is in a very modern building-but ... Read more >
Tags: antwerp, belgium, brugge, ghent
Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015 | Views [531] | Comments [1]
First things first, yesterday, I went to another country to get my camera fixed. That's right-another country. I took the train from Antwerpen to the aptly named Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands, where there is a Canon Service Facility, one of very ... Read more >
Tags: antwerp
Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015 | Views [662]
Yesterday I took the train to Antwerp. The weather here is uhh, well if you like cold rain it is awesome. (in the 50's or so). I have lived in South Florida for nearly 18 years, and this is the time of year people generally start bitching and ... Read more >
Tags: belgium antwerp
Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Views [472]
Yesterday, I spent the day in the company of two different women.
First of all, the weather was...blaah. It was in the 50's, (it felt like), cloudly, with a few rays of sun. Although traveling is great, I will gladly take the weather at home.
The ... Read more >
Tags: belgium, brugge
Sunday, 21 Jun 2015 | Views [610]
Yesterday, I awoke and took the train to Bruges. Why am I here? Well, way back in Seville, at a hotel bar, the waitress had a name that obviosuly wasn't Spanish, so I asked her about it. She mentioned she was from Belgium-I told her I was ... Read more >
Tags: belgium, bruges
Saturday, 20 Jun 2015 | Views [485]
In addition to learning about the metro, I did a few different things yesterday.
I took the metro to Atomium, which is Brussel's answer to the Eiffel Tower. It looks like an atom suspended in the air, with various electrons/protons around it.... Read more >
Tags: belgium
Saturday, 20 Jun 2015 | Views [614]
Throghout my travels, I have been utilizing public tranporation, where in Europe is generally very good. The only other transport besides public bus, train, tram (or plane), has been walking.
Here in Brussels, there is one thing that I was wondering ... Read more >
Tags: brussels, transport
Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Views [451] | Comments [1]
Last night, I went on a beer tour. This isn't to be confused with a pub crawl-this is where a guide talks about Belgium beers, and explains how they we're made, the hops, fermentation, etc. He also explained that the purist beers are actually made ... Read more >
Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Views [483]
Yesterday was a host of first-world troubles. Yes I am travelling for pleasure for a long time and can afford to do it. But sometimes little annoyances come up along the way. The hostel I am in was shown as having lockers on Hotel.com. There are ... Read more >
Tags: brussels
Thursday, 18 Jun 2015 | Views [495]
Yesterday, I participated in a fantastic walking tour around Brussels. I learned some great things-like Manneken Pis is the main symbol of the city. What, or who is Manneken Pis? Is it the statue of the little boy pissing. And near the grand plaza downtown, ... Read more >
Tags: belgium, brussels
Wednesday, 17 Jun 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 17 Jun 2015 | Views [519]
Yesterday I flew to Brussels on The world's greatest airline-Ryanair. And I truly believe this. Ryanair is not a luxury airline-they are known for charging the lowest fares and charging for everything.
When making the reservation-after reserving ... Read more >
Tags: brussels, europe, ryanair
