Motel Dennenhof Antwerp

... Fernando in Peru !! I am SO happy!<br>I will be there from December 12th until 30th and spend New Years Eve in Den Haag. <br><br>So many exciting things are going to happen, hehe... and please come and visit me in Dublin, you are all very welcome!<br><br>Big Hugs,<br><br>Jo x<br>

... back and getting a different kind. Hehehe. <br><br>After our dinner we wanted to go back to Paters but by the time we got back it was completely full. Plan B...the bar next door. It was old and cute as well. We sat down and asked for suggestions from the bartender. He was just as nice as the people from the previous bar! He brought us each out a different beer, told us all about them and explained to us how to pour them. We spent ...

... to even pay for was called Statosphere, one of those big swing rides that goes in a circle, but really high up. It went even higher than the ferris wheel and mabe higher than the tall spinning hammer-type ride! I figured that it might be nice at night, getting to see all the lights below and spread out around the city. Maybe some other time... : )<br>One the way home, I walked though the city park, where they have tons of rabbits just hopping about all over the place ...

... basically a cream puff dipped in chocolate!- very good and rich for 1.80 &euro;. Traveling to the big city is okay unless they are renovating the main roads! Yes Antwerp is under ...

... is not happy with the, oh so cute, kitty. Leaving him behind broke my heard. Godmother Jesse came and visit him before we left. I already mentioned Wes: see 6th picture on this entry. When Dr T and me moved into our apartment, 3,5 years ago, we were having a beer on our terrace, when a car pulled up onto our neighbors driveway and a handsome, dark skinned man ...

... seen and loved: Brussels, Brugge, and Antwerp. Antwerp is the perfect mix of the first two; industrial Brussels and touristy Brugge, so perfect that you feel like you're in a snowglobe. Antwerp has all the bustle of Brussels with the size and quaint aspect of Brugge (not that you'd notice on a Monday, when everything is closed and everyone disappears... how odd). Antwerp is like New York: alive, overwhelmingly Jewish (the Hasidem run the booming ...

... of Antwerp. Started at the Gross Markt, past the cathedral & along the Meir (equivalent of Orchard Road). Most of the shops were closed on Sunday so it was quite quiet. Somewhere we took a turn to the right, where we passed Rubens' House, apparently he's like the number one artist in Belgium (some time ago in the 16th century). After passing the sunday market, we turned into a small park, a plantentium & took some photos on a wooden bench marked Antwerp :) . Most of the ...

... and Maida with 1h30 of delay. We walked down the center around the Grand'Place and finally I left with Marie to bring my bag to the place the other where crashing so that I could be more free of weight. In the meantime Maida, Mike and Roger went to walk around town and we met them again at 17h at the steps of the cathedral. Wandering around the cathedral we walked up to the upper town and went with the tram to the Kleine Zavel and then to the Palais de Justice. As everyone was getting ...

... was starting to get creepy again and wanted to go to Brussels. But then Leen called me that my potential lift to England had let me down... then I had no lift where I was suppose to take the ferry Oostende-Ramsgate with the following day. Some arrangement and I manage to get a Eurolines ticket to London the same night... packing and relaxing - eating and later that night Leen drove me to Brussels-North to pick the bus.

... but again, very efficient and keeps the roads moving. We made our way past many tiny villages and through the rolling hills of Belgium until we made it to the flatlands of the Netherlands. It was another great trip - nearly 800 KMs in total full of Orvals, Cineys, and McChauffs! BELGIUM FOR JBK'S B-DAY We decided that we would go away for Julie's b-day, belated. As you might be able to tell, we are both big fans of Belgium - great chocolate, great beer, great food...how could you ...