Premiere Classe Liege / Luik Liège

... Whilst I had very little time there, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and found myself desperately wanting to return to explore this little alley or that little shop, or this other part of the city one day - either that or wishing that my own Danish prince would walk round the corner and suggest I stay to be shown the city in more detail! ;) Every now and then you find a city where you feel instantly comfortable, and where you would be only too happy to stay longer, perhaps even not ...

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

... I was just wondering what kinds of problems I was going to have and how many times I was going to look stupid with my German and how ****** off I was gonna be when I got back tonight. I was scared. But, surprisingly and much to my relief, everything worked out just splendidly!<br><br>I hope tomorrow will be just as successful as today.<br><br><br><br><br>PS - I don't even have to go to Oktoberfest-this weekend there is a music festival in Aachen!!!

... They told us we were at the highest point in Belgium, which was somewhere in the Nature Park.<br><br>We decided to call it a day for the roadbook, and make a detour to just get into Luxembourg for fuel, and to make sure we 'did' all the countries.<br><br>Looking back that detour cost us some time, but did mean we visited Luxembourg, even if it was too dark to see it.<br>

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 ...

... of the end for the French defense against the German invasion of WWII. We have a church member who lives just across the border in Belgium; we had a pleasant visit together. Due to various circumstances, this was the first time I had been able to visit him and his son in their village home. We discussed plans for the Feast of Tabernacles among other things. He is quite isolated and doesn't see others of like ...

... hit the town with the aussie guys and checked out a couple of bars.. when people say that beer is cheaper than water in belgium they are seriously not kidding! After inhaling a (cheap ass) kabab and eating another waffle with 'disco balls' (which are just 100's and 1000's) we went back to the hostel to sleep the night away! Right now I'm in Liege, it's about an hour east of Brussels. I'm staying at Louises house (an exchangee) and there is ...

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com)<br>< br>The slight morning drizzle did not hamper us from exploring the centre of Maastricht, and it felt nice to be amongst the local goings-on in the busy market square. But, although we were enjoying being in the midst of life on the other side of the world from where we were born and raised, Amber and I soon got a surprise reminder of home. In a park on ...

... je moest het maar iets nodig hebben en het thuis hebben laten liggen. <br><br>Maar zo, ik vertrek! Ik ga genieten van mijn jaar in het buitenland, aan het strand, tussen de palmbomen, de blauwe zee. Zoals ik het opnoem lijkt het wel een droomvakantie. Maar vergeet niet: de nieuwe taal, nieuwe mensen, nieuwe gewoonten, nieuwe omgeving, ... Hier lijkt het een avontuur dat ik absoluut niet wil vergeten. <br><br>Later meer.<br><br>Groetjes Stefanie

... and its better than it sounds!); olives wrapped in anchovies (ok, this didn't really appeal to me, but hey I'll try anything once); cheese; and chocolate - lots of it. It was all washed down with lots of hot mulled wine, white wine, and the occasional Belgian beer. New Year's Eve was the pinnacle of this gourmet frenzy, with a 3 course dinner delivered from a local restaurant to Py's apartment. First course was seafood: prawns, sashimi ...