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... and filling our heads with fairy tales. We then headed back to Emil's pretty great student apartment, before heading out for a Greek dinner (Emil, Claus and I) and then to a pub for some pretty good Danish beer. We were joined later by Claus's lovely girlfriend, Louisa, and her friend, Charlotte. It was a great evening with great company, and for those who may be wondering, both Claus and Emil are in fine form and doing very well. Odense is a pretty city, and despite the huge ...

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

... 7-8 minute walk, so we just walked together. His name is Yuwu and hes from China, been living in Aachen for 3 years. He speaks Chinese, English, and German. He was pretty cool and we traded emails when we parted. Maybe I will hit him up sometime to go do something, who know? (Don't get jealous Matt, I'm allowed to have friends, aren't I? :) <br><br>So I finally made it back home. Left at 8 this morning and got back at 6pm. I guess thats not ...

... br>2. hang up my flyers advertising my excellent proofreading skills (trying to make a little money on the side)<br>3. make a copy of my new apartment key for landlord<br>and and and...<br><br>WHEW!! all of this stuff has to get done sometime, I guess. I am just glad things are finally starting to come together, or at least they will have a little more by tomorrow night.<br><br>Going to bed for now!

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 ...

... the map in English, the two girls interrupted us with, "you both speak English? Allow me to find ourselves on the map....here. This is the feature of the city we're looking for. I'm sorry but our assignment is to practice our French with native speakers, we appreciate your time though. Enjoy your stay in Belgium." The girls' flawless English made us look utterly ridiculous; these twelve year olds wee tidying up their third language while we still wrestled with our first.

... of penguins and castles that you could walk into and there was also a bar set up there.. very cold (-6) but exciting, made me feel like a little kid again. When I got back to Brussels I met the aussie girl and after complaining about the greyness and wetness of Belge we headed into the city to check out the christmas market in the market square, the town hall was lit up with lights that were dancing the opera that was being played ...

... Belgium&#8217;s two greatest commodities. After we picked our lunch items from the one-third of the supermarket aisles dedicated to groceries, Amber got side-tracked admiring the second third of the aisles, all dedicated to chocolate, while I went AWOL in the last third of the supermarket, eyeing off all the shelves stocked with beer. <br><br>We cycled back the way we came to return once again to The Netherlands ...

In addition to catching up with friends, a little sightseeing and a whooooole lotta chilling, the main thrust of my holiday to Belgium over the New Year break was food - and lots of it! After being greeted by a good, strong coffee (something severely lacking in London!) and a Belgian waffle, my lovely hosts in the small town of Liege were al intent on feeding me the specialities of the region, which I had been missing for three long years. My ...