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Travel Blogs from Ghent
Bye Bye Brugge... Hello London!
... a huge thank you to them both for being such gracious hosts, and for Jaey for inviting me there both times and being so kind and generous.
Alas, it was time for me to catch my train to Brussels then to London. The train ride was uneventful, and actually the eurostar is incredibly efficient. Once I arrived in London at Kings Cross, I met with Jamie/JC (I think I have mentioned him using both his name and nickname) and off we went during rush hour traffic on the tube and the commuter ...
Finaly in holland. And back on the briny too.
... with ocean going ships of around 300 meters long traveling at 10 knots zipping up and down the channel. that was a bit hairy but when we finaly exited the canal in to proper ocean it was more like entering a 4 lane highway full of speeding trucks, on a moped. Antwerp is one of the busiest ports in the world and we have to cross the main channel. Oh the joys. But we ...
Running errands- like a normal/real person :)
... You never really know how you are going to feel until it happens. Odd to come to such a realization over a sweater, however, when I finally found one I liked it was so comforting to have....
After the hot chocolates (which everyone should try in Belgium they are soooo delicious) we went back to the apartment, where Jaey and Djuna made me one last delicious home cooked meal. I really adore both of them so much, and they are both such great cooks!
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Rain Rain Go Away!!!
Another lazy start to the day, YAY. It was pouring rain today so Djuna didn't go to school (haha), Jaey had to leave early in the morning to sort out some papers before he goes on his next ship this week so I had a lovely sleep in.
Since it was raining, Jaey decided to make soup from scratch to warm us all up! It was delicious, I love that here in Europe people would rather make ...
Gent Gent Gent
... Amsterdam (due to the canals, rivers, and cobblestone streets) and Prague (due to the towers and cathedrals), but on a smaller scale. Gent is very much a student city in Belgium. This is very apparent at night when there are young people everywhere at the many bars, and it is actually quite a cool place. Not to mention easy for someone that doesn’t speak Dutch, because pretty much EVERYONE speaks perfect English.
It ...