Ibis Gare Charleroi
Quai de Flandre, 12 Charleroi, Hainaut, 6000, Belgium
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Met my Waterloo
... stop in Charleroi, this time by 15 km. But I had a friendly NE wind helping me along and when I spotted a horizontal wind sock was all the more grateful that it wasn't a head wind.
Saw a large number of club cyclists out in groups, some with 30 or more riders, and all keen to shout encouragement (at least, I think that's what they were shouting!) As I travelled further south the Flemish language gave way to French and with it, rather coincidentally, the ...
Pure Indulgence
... stop was Manneken Pis, the famous ******* boy. He was a lot smaller than I thought he was going to be, but for a country that is also small and absurd he is the ideal national symbol. His suit is changed a few times per month, always by a guy named Jean-Marc, and the whole collection of clothes is stored at the City Museum. I saw him in his natural, naked form.
We then went down the street to the Grand Place, the touristic heart of Brussels. It ...
The land of Beer, Chocolate, and Fries
... and warm during the cold belgian winters. The reason they are called french fries is because during WWI people from other countries heard belgians speaking french while eating the fries, so they called them french fries. Anyway, we ate the best fries in belgium! The secret is that they have 2 fryers, one at 140C and the other at 180C. The frozen fries started in the 140 fryer and then were tossed onto a shelf above the ...
Pirmā nakts lidostaa!
... UN tād mes ieraudzijam hoteli. iegaj aprasijam kur mes esam - vini paradija ka zem lidostas :D izradijas ka mes visu laiku rinķojam gar lidostu, tad nu gajam atpakal, jo lidz piletai bij kkadi 10km.gājām u lidotu bet priekšaa seeta.Lejiņa ar endiju parkapa pāri :D es ar ievu gribejamatrat kur var iziet vnk. bet izradija ka nekur, un beigas gajam kadu km apkārt, bet toties nonaacaam pie benzintanka. ...
Day 7 - Quick stop in Brussels in tropical temps
... to check out, Paul asked where we were heading and pulled out a map of Brussels and circled the sights for us. He also warned us to keep an eye on our belongings on the train and on the streets of Brussels. Very helpful!
Took a taxi to the station (€12). It was very fast so we caught the 10:31 train to Brussels (€12.50 per person). Once we got to Brussels I went ...



