La Tour D'Argent Gembloux
Chaussee De Namur,424 Gembloux, Namur, The Ardennes, 6000, Belgium
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A Thunder Storm And Tiny Soaps
... as well. I really felt like **** and riding away was like trying to make a rope snap. It just wouldn't snap and still hasn't.
But after a while I was doing better and when we finally left Turnhout behind us, I was feeling much better. I felt excited, relieved and most of all: free. Freedom can do strange things with a person, but strange things can also happen. I can't remember when exactly, but at a certain moment I dropped my phone on ...
Hitching to Brussels & Damien!
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When in Brussels, we jumped on a metro and met up with my new couch surfing buddy, Damien. We dropped our things off at his place and there he made us a pasta dinner. After being fed a home made meal, we walked around local streets and ended up at a bar [of course]. Here we tried some new and interesting beers and had great laughs. We love our new friend ...
Village Depart
... Today we saw the US Ambassador to Belgium. Eddy Mercxx, the legendary cyclist, also greeted Lance and we got their picture together. Others in our group saw Ben Stiller, the actor, and got the autograph of a few other famous cyclists including Bernard Hinault.
The start was staged in front of the Grand Palais, which is where the King of Belgium lives. I guess ...
Crossing the Finish Line
... and because we had some detours in Antwerp, we were running behind schedule. Those of us who are slower riders were going to have a hard time making it on time, so three of us jumped into our van and were shuttled along the closed course via car while following the fastest riders. With 1km to go, we all joined together again on bike and crossed the finish line with crowds cheering all along the way. After podium photos we ...
The land of Chocolate and Beer
... which we had already eaten plenty of in Holland. They are usually served in a paper cone and are the old style thick chips of all shapes. There are lots of sauces to pick from and my favourite has the ambigious title of 'special sauce' and is tomato sauce, onion and mayonaise. I don't think I could every get sick of chips. Two years of Charcoal Chicken chips for lunch during college proved that!
For dinner we went for more ...


