Hotel Restaurant Chalet Hasselt

... From there it was back to the hostel and make the bed before repairing to the foyer for this update.
Tomorrow is another day where the target is to get as far as possible towards Luxembourg. Incidentally I would just like to give a big shout out to my body which has risen to the challenge admirably so far, the daily miles have gone 20, 30, 52.5, 42.5, 45. Unfortunately there will be precious little time for a true rest day until I catch that train.

... to be similar to yesterday (when there was a persistent drizzle for much of the day) however when it started to get harder I thought it was settling in and with a fair breeze out there too I thought, "It'll take a miracle for meto get to Maastricht today."
Well if you were my mother then you will say that a miracle is exactly what I got (I just hope that this is coming around not going around if u catch my drift), moving the stuff out to the bike there was ...

... a very strange, divided country. On the first day, Thursday, I saw Dropkick Murphys, Pendulum, Roisin Murphy, Flaming Lips and the Killers. The Flaming Lips put on an amazing show! At the very start the lead singer came out in a giant hamster ball and started rolling around on top of the crowd. On stage they had many people dressed up in a variety of costumes from tele-tubbies to aliens. From the roof they constantly dropped down giant balloons ...

... watchen in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. De adrenaline die door je lichaam stoot wanneer je deze overmaatse zoogdieren het water uit ziet glijden en het geluid dat ze daar heel af en toe bij maken, doet de haren op je armen omhoog staan. - duiken in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador en de grootste vis ter wereld, de walvishaai, mogen aanschouwen, plus roggen die twee keer zo groot als jezelf zijn. - al heupwiegend en zwetend helemaal opgaan in het salsa en merengue ...

... room for hanging out really... no campfires allowed, but some people had coleman stoves and disposable bbq's... we squeezed into a small area and even managed to have a grassy knook to sit... at nite we crammed the 3 of us in my little 2 person tent... and really, the 2 person tent is a one person comfortable tent, 2 person cozy tent, and a 3 person overflowing tent.... all i have to say is that its a good thing we are good friends and know each other well....

... the right, I am an Aussie, an Engineer, aka "Dr. T"). I don't get to read the blog entries ...

... or whatever, but yes, I do like to do laundry. Let us just leave it at that. The rest of the day was just spent walking around the small city & trying to get our bearings. At 10:00 pm a few of us went and watched the daVinci Code at the local movie theatre, which was quite a treat because the movies here are in English & are subtitled in Dutch & French for those locals who do not speak English. I thought that the movie was quite intriguing, but a little confusing in ...

... to Waterloo and so there were no knock on effects. After a long wait at Waterloo and long queues to get through the extra security checks, I made it on to the train just after seven o'clock. I had had to book in to First class as there were no standard class seats available, but this was a lot better than I expected with a full meal and complimentary drinks. We got into Brussels on time and I then had a further hours wait for the nacht zug to Berlin ...

... a group of Polish people lose all inhibitions and have them sing along with all the songs Gosia (Cinnamon): for her father's clocks ;-) and the great tea house Mintaute : for making me feel at home in her appartment. It was maybe the smallest of all flats, but I felt good there. Milda (Rrabbit) : thanks for taking us to the Belmontas ! The Zeppelins were delicious ! Regita (Coconut) : for ...

Ingrid's versie Mijn reizen werden in het verleden altijd geregeld door een reisbureau. De Hotels waren voorzien van de nodige sterren en mijn vakantietijd bracht ik door aan het zwembad of aan het strand. Maar nu is het heel anders. Allereerst kreeg ik van Frank de nodige uitleg over de werking van Hospitality Club (HC). Ik haalde mijn engels woordenboek van zolder ...