Ibis Ghent Centrum Opera

... drizzling quite a bit here in Gent, but that's ok...

Tomorrow I'll try and brave the weather (here's hoping for some more sunshine) around Gent. My last full day in Belgium, since on Monday I take a train out to Dusseldorf, to spend my last night in Germany and Europe with my first hosts. Then, I leave around noon from the Dusseldorf airport to Fort Myers, back in the states. Last 3 days....

... is the largest collection of musical instruments in the world, and for only 4 euro (with a student card discount), I spent a good couple of hours visiting the hundreds and hundreds of musical instruments, which automatically play 2 or 3 short pieces through your wireless headphones as you walk around the different exhibits. -

It was "fun" (quote marks intended for ...

... the market and the shops and then went on a boat ride which was fantastic, after which we went to a tea-room which claimed to have the best hot chocolate in town, and it was really good! It was incredibly sickly though and gave both Erin and I a headache for the ride home!

Altogether a really fun day out in Bruges, truffles bought, Belgian food eaten and Belgian alcohol drunk, and Belgian chocolate drunk! This is another place where we will definitely be returning!!

... was definitely a better choice. Lots of yummy choccies, and not too expensive either. We bought a couple of bars, and then headed back to Tony Caravan, for the journey on to Calais. Friday 1st August - Saturday 2nd August 2008 Calais, France What a very strange feeling to arrive back at the campsite we had started out at! It was really great to feel a degree of familiarity, but at the same time contemplating everything we had done and seen ...

... d'autres gens ce soir, ce qui serait bien: j'aime rencontré de nouvelles personnes! L'Internet à l'auberge n'est pas gratuit et les postes d'accès ne permettent pas l'utilisation d'une clé USB alors vous allez devoir attendre pour avoir de mes nouvelles! Je crois que l'internet à mon auberge à Paris est gratuit, il me semble qu'ils ont WiFi... Je vous donnerai de mes nouvelles autour du 15 donc. =) 15 août 2007 [Ok, donc le 13, il y a un gars qui est ...

... true! I knwo how much you love chocolate and i know that you can appreciate how amaziong this must have been for us! No and i mean no chocoloaTE CAN TOP WHAT WE ATE FROM TRUFLLES TO COFFE FILLED DARK CHOCOLATE! Wow so the caps locks button was on but im just gonna leave it how it is. Other then that there isnt much to see in brussels we walked around town for a bit and then headed back to ...

... she saw some bread in the kitchen that was covered in mold. But then they brought out some fresh stuff and she decided it was safe enough to eat. Got in a little Spanish practice - her accent is very easy to understand. We had an amusing moment - we descended down into the Metro station and followed the signs for an appropriate line ... yet we magically appeared above ground again, and on the opposite side of the street from where ...

... I woke up pretty later then, and spent some time to clean up my bag, make some phone call, cleaned my wallet from Pounds to Euros and then went out for a short walk and to get bread. Then later on when I arrived back, I realised that I didn't find my UK sim card. **** **** ****. I had 13 pounds on it and just got it. Dammit, I looked everywhere. Achim did as well. Now I was wondering where it was and being annoyed of that. Achim revealed really helpful, keeping a good mind on ...

... catch some news on the tv and sleeping in the this warm night. --------------------------- July 16 Another quiet day at the appartment before I got myself in shape to catch a metro to the center meeting Mathilde and Aurélie again to get a drink in the gay district with some people that Aurélie met and some other HC guest : Mieke (HC - miekelmot) and her 2 finnish guests (Danield and someone else). Later I walked back with Mathilde and we stopped for another drink on the ...

TRAINED UP HERE TODAY. NATE THIS IS BEER DRINKERS HEAVON. WENT TO A RESTAURANT WITH 250 KINDS OF BEER AND 95 PERCENT ARE LOCAL. AND MOST TWICE AS STRONG AS WHAT WE GET IN THE STATES. ONE OF THE NICEST CASTLES I SEEN HERE ALSO. THESE LAST FEW ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SHORT BECAUSE IVE GOTTEN BEHIND. IVE NOW BEEN TO EVERY EUROPEAN COUNTRY EXCEPT CYPRUS. TOMORROW I GO BACK TO LONDON TO AWHAIT MY FLIGHT HOME.