Best Western Hotel Arneville Middelburg

... take and said to Witek ‘Did you see that?’ before looking back out the window. There I saw window after window of scantily clad women! We were going through the red light district of Brussels! I thought that it was only Amsterdam that had this, but I guess Brussels have their piece as well!

We arrived in Brugge and I pulled out the directions to our accommodation. We weren’t far from the train station so it was pretty easy but it was then that I noticed the ...

... and Child by Leonardo Da Vinci is housed – the “pointy church” from the movie. I may get lost again. In this town, that’s not so bad.

Off the wall observations: It seems that the Italians make the American look like seasoned, sophisticated tourists. They’re everywhere, they’re loud, and you definitely don’t want them in line in front of you. They’ll take a half hour arguing with ...

... more (what else would we do?) we sat down at Bocca, an Italian restaurant that serves pasta in takeout Chinese container lookalikes. I admit, I was skeptical at first, but it was some of the best 5 euros I have ever spent – the homemade sauce was absolutely delicious! We liked it so much that we are planning to write to Europe on a Budget and recommend it. Seriously, it was that good.

To cap off our evening in Bruges, we went and got ...

... the center of town where the government building is alongside the provincial courthouse and the large Belfry tower. Inside part of the tower was a Salvador Dali expo that we went and saw. It was very interesting and gave us a new perspective of Dali. Afterwards, we simply wandered the streets and stopped in a t all the chocolate shops that caught Christine’s eye. Then we went to a small beer garden that had some very good and ...

First thing, we went on the essential canal cruise which was a different way of seeing what we had seen the day before and learn a bit more about it. Again we came across the fleamarket and the chocolate moulds I had looked at the day before had been reduced in price so I saw that as a sign and bought 2 matching ones. After checking out the restaurants, we decided to go back to our favourite sandwich shop and of course, our favourite patisserie for dessert. We have ...

(60 miles) We road along the ocean between Rotterdam and Middelburg; then continued across the Channel by ferry to find camp just on the other side of the water: The trip actually looks alot cooler on the map. There really wasn't a ton to look at. Some occasional ocean vistas and some heavyduty levee machinery. I guess two ...

... we did it a different way. Everyone brought two small wrapped gifts, we used a deck of cards and each number meant something different; exchange with your neighbor, grab a gift, and so on. We kept playing until everyone ended up with two gifts. I got a pancake pan that has a face on the bottom and a wine bottle opening. I have to say it was a pretty successful Sinterklaas for me!

... ll stay until Monday, come back to Middelburg and then he leaves early Tuesday morning. I hope I get over this stupid cold. I've got a really bad cough and a runny nose. Pretty much all of us MCTS people are sick right now. I'm sure it will pass, but it's annoying to be sick like this, especially since my dad is coming tomorrow!! Hoorah!

... Only the names have been changed for participant's protection: Week 1: The copper lines are stolen off the train tracks, causing the first three arrivals to make multiple changes on their way to Middelburg. They don't know where they're going, or when to change, or how many times to do it. George is the most affected victim. George carried 2 large suitcased, a backpack, a laptop case, and another bag strapped on to a bigger one ...

... out the night with a mullet, but it turned into more of a greasy I-haven't-showered-in-4-days look. Anyway, after her trashy party, we were scheduled to attend a "Candy Shop" party for RA. For this party we were supposed to dress as sweet as candy... kind of a tough transformation. Most of us pulled it off, my hair still looked a little funky, but I don't think I stood out too much. We had to take a bus to a club that was near the beach and we had ...