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Olen to Antwerp 34 miles
... we brought her a croissant from the bakery. She gave us a tour of
her Deffletts German made camper. It was a well thought out floor
plan and we all know how well things are made in Germany.
It threatened rain again today and it
did sprinkle but, not enough for us to put on our rain gear. We
stopped at a bike shop outside of Antwerp and picked up a regional
map. Again, the folks in the store ...
Who Knew Pirates Liked Black Sabbath?
... was a person who was incredibly, fantastically, cool.
His name was Harald, and he was the Captain of a ship sailing out of Oslo. I’ve always appreciated novelty and contradiction, and Sean fits those terms perfectly. Having been at sea since he was 15, he has been a Captain for upwards of 30 years. He showed me passport(s), each filled with upwards of a hundred stamps- Antwerp, Capetown, Shanghi, Singapore, Long Beach, Dubai ...
Belgium
... are around everywhere. Lots of people smoke too. They also are big into mayo. Mayo to them is like ketchup to us. They use it on lots of things.
Belgians are also really into their dogs. It is not an uncommon thing to see dog poop on the streets (so be careful where you step). There was also a time when I went to a little restaurant to get some Belgian fries and there was a dog walking around behind the counter (I wonder what the FDA would ...
Beautiful Cogels Osylei
... to get something light to eat, so I decided to go for the 3.45pm tour. I had a delicious assortment of Bruschetta in one of the cafes on the Groenplaats.
The bus arrived and there were audio headphones you could use, with the commentary in different languages, English included of course. There weren't many people on the bus, only me, another couple in front of me and two loudmouth guys behind me. Luckily they left after a few stops, so we ...
Antwerpen
This past weekend I went back to Belgium, this time to Antwerp. I had read reviews regarding Antwerp and it seem that a lot of people enjoy it more than Brussels - so we gave it a shot. Antwerp has a bigger city feel to it than Brussels. I saw my first castle there - it was cool (kind of looked like Cinderella's castle at Disneyland). Overall, it's a very beautiful city and the day that ...
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