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Euro stars
... the Eurostar, it left from Waterloo so it was lovely to see what a great job has been done in creating the newish annex to Kings Cross Station. We checked in and before long were en route to Brussels (via Calais and Lille). To celebrate Mum's first time in France, albeit at speeds of hundreds of kilometres an hour, we popped a bottle of champagne, as opposed to sparkling wine - the ideal accompaniment to our eggs rolls with french mustard. ...
Saturday in Brussels. tomorrow the cycling journey
... Arts which had a beautiful collection, of course of the 16-18 th century Dutch Masters. They had David's The Death of Marat plus ginormous Rubens' and the bizarro works of Bosch. (see Sidebar). Maya was still exhausted, so she made her way back to the hotel while Morry and I continued to stroll the remaining few areas like the parc de Bruxelles, another big cathedral and the parliament buildings. It was still cold and we final,y headed back to ...
Thunks from somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean
... I knew. My family is the most amazing group of people ever conceived, my wife is the most beautiful individual I could ever have hoped to capture (or vice-versa) and living in New York has allowed me to discover the heights and depths that I am capable of. To be around so much love and success and potential has been a true honor for me and I hope this is just the beginning.
It’s very easy for me to start feeling old ...
Taking the Pis - Brussels Style.
... Phone Book - 2004 beers at last count. Another short trip home on the motorway, punctuated by Macka having to spend another 50 Eurocents before Pasta tea with the Baguette's. Another bottle of Alain's wine with tea - teachers in Belgium don't buy much wine - if any - as it is customary for all students to give their teachers a gift - and as often as not it is ...
Bruxelles
... city for a few days. I ate waffles, which were amazing. I went to the chocolate museum (and yes, I ate chocolate...it was more of a tasting than a museum) and drank a few Belgian beers. I ate some delicious mussels and fries. The food was great!
I saw a few interesting pieces of Architecture...an addition to a church by Andrea Bruno. ...