Plaza Hotel Antwerp

... short amount of time, I know…but it was so good). Luckily, I bought more. Even luckier, I discovered the store that I bought the chocolates from also has a location in Versailles. Actually, that may or may not be a good thing.

My next major trip is going to be a grand tour of central Europe for our fall sketch/travel break. If anyone has recommendations for Berlin, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest, or Prague, let me know!

... Yum! While we've been docked in Antwerp, we've enjoyed all these fine local delicacies. And despite all evidence to ...

... friends. Blunders....we've had many this week but I'll just give you a run-down of our top five. 1. The best one would be one we didn't even commit but instead got to witness and that would be move-in day. Four movers showed up at our place at 8:30 am on our second day in Belgium. They set up the external elevator (we're on floor 3 here, in the states it would be floor 4), opened up the truck and then looked at the truck, closed the doors, took down the ...

... only building to escape the bombing of the French in 1695 even though it was the target!!. Visited Neuhaus Chocolate Shop... his grandson invented Pralines!!! Belgium, really had got it all... full of beautiful buildings and great chocolate!!!! What more could you want!! We decided to park up in Antwerp... which turned out to be a bargain, free hot showers and only 6 euros to camp!! Was worth the 3 hours of diesel we burned looking ...

... s - environmental damage due to unregulated heavy industry with photos showcasing the human aspect, with shots of workers in carcinogenic environments without any protective breathing equipment. Interesting note - Magdeburg, Germany was featured in the photos - the home of Heinrich, the guy with the wine from the Brussels hostel. Indonesia '98-99 - the downfall of Suharto's dictatorship. A photo of a man with only one arm and one leg (he had ...

... one little bag. Its funny to think about that now because im currently in amsterdam. The hostel which had hundreds of beds had the tv in the kitchen. Naturally i camped myself in there. I decided to sew up the holes in my day pacl. You would think with hundreds of people in the hostel there would be a busy kitchen. There wasnt. Only a couple of spanish girls who made me free spaghetti and then as i watched cops. 15 polish ...

After taking the train fro, Brussels to Bruges, we stepped out of the station to be greeted by corrals loaded with bikes and beautifully manicured parks. We headed for the belfry which marked the center of the small town bordered by canals. Little did we know, we had arrived in Flemish-speaking Bruges a,midst giant festival complete with gigantic rides and screaking tourists. We made our way through the bustling town ...

... Sad to see them go, but I might go meet up with them somewhere and they are also coming back to Belgium some time in the future. A couple of days before I left, Ellen (Canadian girl) cut my hair when we were drunk and I think it came out surprisingly well, all things considered. You can tell that it wasn't done by a barber, but it has a nice scruffy look to it I think. In the apartment now there are five Australians out of a total of six inhabitants. The ...

... to Spain (only 5 month ago) or my parent's trip to A'dam (only 6 months old) so I kinda doubt you will hear much about this but I still hope to muster the energy (and memory) to share about our pre-T-giving party. Hopefully soon. Anyways, we hope all is well with you all. -Stephen ============================== As always, feel free to pass this on to anyone you think might enjoy reading my ramblings. Also, you can either subscribe or unsubscribe at any time at the top of the page.

... It didn't look too clean and the troll thing was kinda creepy so after waiting a few minutes and not getting any service we decided to leave. We had a tourist map of Belgium that showed not only most of the breweries, but also historical sites and museums. From the map it looked like there was a good war museum in Bastogne, on the way to the next brewery, so we drove there. When we arrived, we discovered that the museum was privately run (like the ...