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All packed and ready to go
Tomorrow, early in the morning we leave for a short visit to Rome. We ha've never been in Rome before and I have been in Italy just one time, for work (so never really visited it). Expectations are great, weather forecast is fantastic and we are looking forward to a few days relaxing and enjoying the city of Rome.
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Liege to Mechelen
... the rest of the day in Mechelen rather than venture to another city. Surprisingly it is really cold. The temperatures were in the 20s last week but nowhere near this now. We noticed that people are wearing coats and scarves and we were not well equipped to cope with this ourselves. Marion managed to buy some warmer clothes including a long sleeved t-shirt and scarf to wear and this helped to cope with the ...
"I don't sprechen the French."
... and tired from walking, so we headed back to the hotel. A few hours later, Greg was hungry again, so we went to a Belgian restaurant suggested by the concierge. I wasn’t hungry, so I ordered the T-bone steak. I realize that makes it seem like I was hungry, but the Belgian couple eating next to us had it and it looked really tasty (except I had mine cooked). It was alright. We were tired after dinner, so we headed back to the hotel for the night right after dinner. ...
T minus 2
It's the last Saturday before I actually leave for my trip to the states (Monday morning). Have to say that I'm really looking forward to the 8 hour flight to NYC and then 4 more hours to SF (not!).
What I AM looking forward to is the trip itself. Although it does contain some work related stuff, I'm really happy my employer allowed me to stay longer, to cruise around there. This will be my first trip since ...
A quick stop in Flanders
Our rail trip across Northcentral Europe was one that we had been looking forward to for quite a while – primarily because of our final destination and the event taking place – the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the entire trip proved to be a great time full of fantastic meals and the best beer in the world. Our first stop ...