De Vierjaargetijden Epen

... viral infection or enteritis that was acting very atypically (ie. no vomitting or diahorrea, just heaps of pain), and they kept me in the hospital to recover and to keep an eye on me. They only let me out this afternoon (Friday). Other than the complete hell of having to convince the insurance compâny that what I had was not pre-existing when I left Australia, and that they needed to give a guarantee to pay before I left the hospital, because I would not otherwise be able to find ...

... for some hay. On the way home we dropped by a bakery and picked up some traditional dutch pies (apple, custard and berry) which looked exactly like the pies grandma makes! I had multiple pieces of each.<br>The next day was a Saturday so we headed into Valkenburg for lunch and We all had a go on the Rodelbahn (think go carts mixed with bobsledding) and went on a tour of an old coal mine - one of the last to be closed in the area and now only open for tours. My ...

During our stay in Spa we had the most scary, horrible, unpleasant experience ever in a restaurant.<br><br>The restaurant to avoid is "Le Bouchon Gourmand", the owner does not hesitate to insult customers, lock them into the restaurant if there is a dispute on the bill, and claim more money than is due. <br><br>See more on www.bouchon-gourmand.blogspot.com

... even though this seems too good to be true)<br><br>From the electric company (STAWAG) I got out my handy dandy map and notebook with addresses to the mattress companies (aunt lena, I use that little red notebook every day). I got on the bus a rode to the mattress company, it was right on a corner, couldn't miss it. I went in and the sales dude showed me a couple different mattresses, all around 100 euro. I saw on the webiste that I could ...

... so it won't cost so much to get there. I am focusing on having enough money for food, electricity, rent, and a mattress, and Oktoberfest isn't really high up on the list of priorities right now. I will be so excited and relieved when I get everything settled and can really focus on integrating myself and learning German!!<br><br>Also I am concerned with the safety at the Oktoberfest.. with hundreds of thousands of people grouped in a ...

After popping into and out of Germany, we were now back in Belgium. It was beginning to get a bit dark, and we still had at least 200 miles left to drive.<br><br>Gaz's motor was struggling, and threatening to overheat, so we stopped to let it cool down.<br><br>With the vehicles all decorated with stickers, we attracted a bit of attention, and a Belgian couple took our ...

Once in Elsloo, we stopped to find postcards (having completely missed the observations again), only to find that the only card shop was closed that afternoon.<br><br>Up the road a bit, and Kieran was dropping a card into the door of a Landy enthusiast they had met on the recce. The guy turned up at that moment, and so we were invited in for a refreshing cold drink. The Landyprikkers overtook us at that point, and went on their way. We then ...

Sent Yols an email, trying to cheer her up, as she´s just found out she didn´t get funding for her masters. She replies, almost immediately, saying go online, we can chat. I go online, I try saying nice things. She is monosyllabic and obviously dispondent. She doesn´t react to me anymore. She sent an e-mail, after I accused her of trying to make me jealous by talking all the time about Ajit, and she got mad, and wouldn´t write for two days, which means there was something in it ...

... perhaps thats how the sculpted giraffe died?!?! To console ourselves after the dead giraffe incident Robin and I tried the best fries her side of the border. I was pleasantly impressed. I am now back in Leuven and have my second week of classes ahead. I hope all is well with you and wish all you jews a very happy new year... christians you just wait your turn. Please keep me updated I miss you a lot! O and remember: Don't do anything I wouldn't do. Be safe. Play hard and have fun!

... it must be said that after riding over 50km in the day it was not a comfortable finish to proceedings, our numb bums not appreciating leaving the smooth bitumen roads for the cobbled streets of Maastricht&#8217;s centre. <br><br>We rested on our sore rear-ends for the evening at an Indonesian restaurant. Another of the drawbacks I&#8217;ve found about living in Europe is the lack of good South-East Asian food but ...