Domaine des Champs Wavre

... the next day we tried to hire a car...with no luck...so we jumped on a train out to Bruges and spent the day there, going on a boat cruise and wandering the streets, and eating a really yummy warm lunch alongside a raspberry beer! Bruges is a very cool place, and looks a bit like what I think Amsterdam would be like...? Then we set off back for Brussels as Grace and Milly had to fly back to Dublin that night, whereas I was staying ...

... to the biggest shopping centre and at walking distance from the famous grand place, you can easily explore this bustling capital. This is a great hotel where, after a pleasant day you can unwind in the wonderful fitness room, sauna, and solarium on the top floor, while looking out over lively brussels.<br><br><br><br>

... a girl fit into that picture?" <br> "Don't be silly," replied Betsy. "And forget about 12-year-olds. They're immature. You should go for someone more experienced-someone at least 13 years old. Someone who will carry your books and walk you to your classes. You need someone who'll give you a Valentine's Day card and remember your birthday. You need someone to comfort you when ...

... statue of a boy who is peeing into a fountain. There are famous people who have donated small outfits for him to wear. Some examples are shown. The dog is a ...

... not stay overnight in Brussels and headed on to our next destination, Amsterdam. The train was another 2 hours or so, making our total time on trains for that day around 8 hours. We had begun in France and passed through Luxembourg and Belgium before finally ending up in the Netherlands. The train got in so late that the trek to our next accommodations was interesting to say the least, but that will be saved for the next ...

... The Adventures of Asterix chronicles the comical resistance to Roman occupation maintained by an ancient village of witty and sometimes troublesomely magical Gauls. This mural and its crowd of characters also demonstrates the unique European style of comics, which tends to be more cartoonish than its American counterpart. Just next door to Asterix and company is the floundering cowboy Lucky Luke, known around the world for his ...

... the-top posh Pierre Marcolini, lavishly decorated like a fancy jewellery store, with plush carpeting, multiple stories, and fancy display cases, to everything in between. The ubiquitous "praline" is the defining chocolate of Belgium, and is available in classic and creative flavours every few feet. I found my favourite chocolate seashells at Corné, which Yannic informs me is the official supplier for the ...

Woke up this morning feeling like ****! Got into the hostel at 7am, woke up at 9:20. Have a massive hangover and I smoked a WHOLE pack yesterday so it's hard to breathe. Plus I feel emotionally ******. Got up, took a nice hot shower. Got ready, me and Jim left without meeting everyone for breakfast like we'd said. Got straight on the train to Brussels. Took about 3 hours, so I got a little more much needed sleep. Left our bags in lockers at the train ...

Contrary to our previous trips, there was not a lot of preparation involved. Both Claudia and myself had been on previous occasions to Ireland (Claudia studied some months in Cork and au-paired in Dublin) and the fact that we don't need a passport, visum , learn another language or get foreign money certainly helped us a lot. The only two things we ...

... and asking for some help. The first thing I noticed about Brussels was that it seemed as if everyone spoke French. I was looking forward to showing off the 2 or 3 Dutch phrases that I'd learned. But no. It appears as if French is a lot more widespread in Europe than I had initially thought. It is also weird because as soon as someone begins speaking French, I usually begin to have bad feelings about them. It's hard to explain, almost like an association I have with the French ...