Days Inn Miami Airport North Brussels

... the artwork of the chocolatiers is amazing. We had bought everything we needed and were ready to come home (well I would like to stay there for much longer but the weekend was exhausting!) so we headed back to the hostel. We then made our way back to Calais and onto the Ferry, finally arriving home at 1030pm on Sunday night. Needless to say I was not that productive at work on Monday.

Plans for the future:

This weekend we are going up to Glasgow to ...

... I had
enough time to do both and at around 1pm I headed for the bus station.
I decided to walk which took a very long time. It was 3 miles from the
hostel but I left myself heps of time and made it to the bus on time.
The bus left just before 3pm and I was sad to leave Amsterdam but
happy to be heading to Belgium. The bus ride was very relaxing and for
14 euro after tax was ...

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We stayed at an inexpensive but extremely clean hotel called Hotel Galia, that was right next to a daily flea market. It was a little bit out of the way from the main hubbub...but cozy and wonderful to experience at breakfast. The tiny room was a deep red decorated with framed comic strips. The hotel owners were busting their asses, laying out fresh croissants and plates of sliced cheeses, meats and all sorts of coffees...teas and fresh peach juice. "Dear God ...

... a huge language barrier between us.  They would yap away in French and did not understand why we weren't answering them.  We needed their parents to translate for us.   Corinne cooked us traditional Iranian food for dinner and it was really good!  Darius was very nice, but for some strange reason has a huge hatred for the Dutch.  He kept asking us why we were studying in Holland, of all places!  He said, "The Dutch, they live in their little ...

... in comparison to Brugges. I had been quite looking forward to seeing the Manneken Pis so was quite dissapointed to reliase the cities most famous landmark was about 30cm tall. It was a bit like going to see the Mona Lisa where the painting was minute but the sea of tourists in front of it was massive. Im glad I saw the little peeing man but I can honestly say that I dont understand what the fuss about him is. After strolling the city and dragging ...

... there and it was awesome!! If this conjures up a memory of some drunken night at the IHOP, BANISH IT NOW!! It was sooooo good. It had fresh fruit, chocolate sauce, whip cream, or whatever else you wanted on it. We called them 'crack waffles' (there was something in that batter!). Belgians are known for their handmade lace, chocolate, frites ...

Belgium Chocolate. Belgium Waffles. Belgium Fries. Yes there is really good food coming out of Belgium. Words can't even describe a hot Belgium waffle cooked up fresh and topped with your choice of whipped cream, chocolate or gooey sugar. Brussels also has an amazing main square, The Grand Place, which is probably the most impressive main square I've been to in all of Europe. That's a pretty big statement but I'm willing to stand behind it. The square ...

... So we went to catch our other flight to St-Petersburg. And then, there we were... The airport of St-Petersburg isn't as large as I had expected... You use the same door to go inside and outside... Anyway, they checked our luggage (again) and we set of for our bus that would bring us to our hotel... 45 minutes of cold desert landscapes later we arrived. It was a nice hotel, quite comfortable rooms... God knows we were going to miss this hotel later on...

... and pointing around the corner to a door, and this most undesireable, slow guy, looking around dumbly. He had a very large audience by the time he gave up and walked off. Another memorable incidence was Cocaine guy. If you have seen the movie 'Corky Romano' you may find it funny, but the way he asked us was somewhat like Corky asking if you'd like some Cookies. "Would you guuuuuuys like.. some Cocaine?" Maybe you had to be there?! Or see the film.. or both ...

... The answer was "you shouldn't drive to the hotel because it's so congested down there and you'll never find parking". Thank you for your insight. We finally got directions and made our way in and out of small cobblestone alleys within the old city center until we finally made our way to the hotel. Incidentally, it was not too difficult and we found parking very easily. We checked into the Marriott (E125 per night with a very nice breakfast) and dropped off our bags. From there we ...