La Passerelle Liège

... a tourist. Berlin almost had that vibe, but just missed out, but I must say that Copenhagen definitely made me feel that way in just 2.5 hours. Ella, I am quite jealous of the time you will get to spend there as a student!<br><br>I left Copenhagen in the mid-afternoon for Malaga, on the Costa del Sol in the south of Spain, to visit friends of my grandmother's there. Upon arrival, I was highjacked by a man speaking in Dutch, asking if I spoke English and Spanish. He was quite relieved ...

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

... nice and made me feel good. Then, when I was cooking some dinner, she came up and gave me a blanket, sheet set, and some tea candles. She also has given Nil a wooden spoon, a strainer, and two dish towels for me. Isn't that sweet??? I thanked her tons and gave her a hug when she left. So now I have a few less items to buy to make my new place feel like home.<br><br>Well Nil just got home and she is going to eat a bit of food with Markus and ...

... use my fingers to eat wings, but other than that, very delicious.<br><br>Tomorrow I have to:<br><br>1. get up and go get my apartment looked at by the rental agency to make sure of the apartment's condition so they can ensure that the room is returned in the same condition<br>2. go to the electric company and sign up so I can have power at my new place<br>3. go to the bank and finalize my damage ...

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 German border that primarily speaks German). Road signs are given in one language in one zone and may change considerably in the other, so one has to get used to both versions when driving in Belgium. When moving from French to Flemish, Liège becomes Luik, Anvers becomes Antwerpen, and Courtrai becomes Kortrijk to name just three. Several of our members in Belgium live south of Liège, just a few miles ...

The second city we visited on our trip was another city in Belgium called Liege. This was a French-speaking city so this meant for once I was not one of the only people not able to communicate with anyone. It was funny seeing everyone else frustrated with not knowing how to speak French. Other than not being able to properly order food, the city was nice and it was cool being in a French influenced city ...

... to all that Dutch colonial imperialism in the then Dutch East Indies a few centuries ago, spotting Indonesian restuarants in the Netherlands was about as difficult as spotting druggies at a rave party. And if this particular restuarant is indicative of the others then finding a superb meal is no more difficult &#8211; even though the Dutch menu didn&#8217;t give us too many hints on exactly what we were choosing.

... with the darlings Celine, Py and Marjorie! Celine, Py and I even managed to fit in a trip to Bruges, a gorgeous little town that charmed the pants off us, despite the (seemingly) sub-Arctic temperatures. After a walk through the lovely streets of the old-fashioned town, we went to an ice and snow sculpture exhibit. The theme was Greek mythology and there was an indoor labrinyth constructed, dotted with all the gods and characters that you ...