BELGIUM | Friday, 26 Jun 2015 | Views [490]
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
BELGIUM | Thursday, 25 Jun 2015 | Views [597]
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
BELGIUM | Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Views [477]
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
BELGIUM | Sunday, 21 Jun 2015 | Views [621]
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
BELGIUM | Saturday, 20 Jun 2015 | Views [492]
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
BELGIUM | Thursday, 18 Jun 2015 | Views [501]
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
