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Antwerp and Zeeland
... was just beginning to rise. Mari called Anthony to send her love on their anniversary. We had cornflakes for breakfast, which Wikus and Susan did the big trek for the previous evening when they walked for miles in search of a supermarket.
We checked out, packed our stuff in the car and then went in search of Antwerp's Grootemark (Town square). We were quite amused to find an Australian home made icecream shop in Antwerp, although we were not ...
Walking Tour
... back?
Went to the little souvenir shop for some postcards. Asked if they sold stamps, she asked Belgium or Europe. I said 'Europe I guess', thinking (for some reason) origin, not destination. Took a walk up De Keyserlei and found the post office. Met the fellow I visited the evening before and we headed off.
Wandered around the old town (inside the old city walls) for a while. Bit early, managed to see a few of the ...
Another Last, Another First, Another Train
... in every direction, most of it not intended for me.
Antwerp starts to rain. I’m in the square mentioned by Erwin as a good place to meet. Watching the water fall from the sky I’m under the shelter of a strange pagoda with about a dozen others of varying shapes and sizes. One man holds a guitar in case, seemingly unable to play it based on the way he holds it arms outstretched away from his chest. His friend runs across from the stain underpass, they ...
Very late entry but nevertheless the last!
... the remoteness and the lack of exposure to
the actual world, the only value of a woman can be measured by her
fertility, servility and obedience to her husband (her chief, her
tutor and her God almost!). Young girls have babies at the age of 15
year old, are not educated and don't even finish their primary
school! It's like the Quebec situation in the mid-1900's! Huge
clashes happen in my mind when I have passionating discussions about
the women situation ...
Good news for bent carrots
... the bent cucumbers among other deviant vegetables. The rules had been derided as "bonkers" by the likes of major British supermarket chain Sainsbury's, while major agricultural nations such as France have argued that scrapping the restrictions will lead to a fall in prices and thereby hit farmers. "This marks a new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot," said EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer ...


