Eden Hotel Antwerp

This is it, the boat goes into the water! We stand on it, Frank, Tomas and I, feeling how we slowly glide towards the water, and suddenly, one feels it, we float! I put a safety jacket on, and the two men laugh a little. Of course, I am new in this, they are "experienced"... well, I keep the jacket on!
Today is just a small trip, 45 min on e...

The trip is off and away! We parked our car on the train that runs below the English Channel and before we knew it we were driving on the wrong side of the road and couldn't understand any of the signs, we were in France!!! Matt and I were like kids at christmas singing along with our tunes and admiring the scenery, vast green fields and cute a...

Europe has a lengthy history of literary prominence and stature. Paris has the Hunchback of Notre Dame, England its Sherlock Holmes and Prague the literary legend of Kafka. But Brussels' literary scene, on the other hand, is a complete joke. No really- It's literally quite funny. What Brussels lacks in Shakespeare, Joyce or Pope it makes up in f...

It was the day we embarked on a road trip to Belgium - yes I made it to Belgium!!! Only just - across the border to a town called Antwerp, and it was really quite pretty. Our host Jeffrey drove and at times it seemed as if we were in some kind of stunt movie, especially the time we found we were going the wrong way out of town on the main freewa...

Bonjour, Today was a special day for me. Since my dad, uncle, and grandparents lived in Brussels when my dad was in high school, I decided to devote the day to following in my dad's old footsteps. From my hostel I walked to the Bourse, from where my dad used to take the #4 tram to his house, and then farther down to his school. There was a large...

Another one of these where I jus wanted to quickly toss up a couple of pics before I get back to town for somethign special... This bunch of pics is from a bunch of us hanging around Barbara's place. Then we met up with Steven & Inma and went to this special wine bar. This place was awesome and they asked what kind of wine we wanted. I said, "so...

Today we toured the city. Started early for a Sunday, 8.30-ish, and drove to the Palais de Justice, where we parked. From there, you have one of the most magnificent views over the city. One of the views, because there are several lookouts arranged like terraces in the city of Brussels. Locals and travelers alike love those places and who wouldn...

Antwerp, Belgium July 20-23 (written July 29) The next stop is upon us - I've made it to Belgium. We ported in Antwerp and right smack in the middle of the city. It was perfect because we've had to take taxi's or shuttles into town which means $$$$. We were right there...for all to see! But actually as soon as I arrived I was off to the train st...

Well, it took us two buses, one train, and a lot of walking to finally make it to Brussels! We would still be walking around a little Belgian town called Liege, if this wonderful Dutch gentleman hadn't helped us out. He reminded me a lot of my father - very bad jokes, but wonderfully friendly and helpful. The poor man took pity on us, and hopped...

Brussels. My Mum always said that if you haven't got a good word to say about something then say nothing at all. If I followed that advise then I would stop now! It's fitting that Brussels is the administrative capital of the EU as it manages to squeeze everything that is wrong with the EU into one city. Firstly it is stuck in the past. A modern...