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... section which was through a separate set of glass doors. I sat down and had a pipe while I drank my water. Shortly after this I was joined by a couple who sat across from me and struck up a conversation (I think it was Dutch). I stoked another pipe and, not knowing the protocol in a coffee shop I did what we do in the UK - if you are smoking with peeps u don't know, pass it round. Both abstained (pipes are notoriously unpopular but I hate tobacco ...

... me missing As). Even this mistake was quickly corrected now that I had a map (I couldn't tell where the sun was anyway).
I crossed back into the Netherlands about 330 (although I don't remember the sign) and was in Maastricht around 30 minutes later. It has got to be one of the Nicest places I have yet been, and the full swing of late Xmas night shopping as dusk fell made the atmosphere even more convivial.
I was again heading for a hostel because I had ...

... considering your application, possibly...'

So, short of diverting through Hong Kong and getting very little time in the UK as a result, and spending a whole lot more money only to possibly still not get a visa, my only apparent option was to courier my passport home to the waiting Courtney, who would get my visa express there and send it back. Upon leaving Spain, I resolved to do this upon arrival in Belgium, since I would have 2 weeks in that country to wait for my passport ...

... from them over the years. Although they don't speak english and we are equally proficient at dutch, we were able to enjoy each others company and acknowledge our family connection. After heading home, we stayed up watching english movies!! with dutch subtitles of course.
After having a fantastic sleep, we had breakfast and went for a bike ride. Feeling quite dutch, we rode around the quiet streets of Boukoul and into neighbouring towns where we saw Grandma ...

During our stay in Spa we had the most scary, horrible, unpleasant experience ever in a restaurant.

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.

See more on www.bouchon-gourmand.blogspot.com

After popping into and out of Germany, we were now back in Belgium. It was beginning to get a bit dark, and we still had at least 200 miles left to drive.

Gaz's motor was struggling, and threatening to overheat, so we stopped to let it cool down.

With the vehicles all decorated with stickers, we attracted a bit of attention, and a Belgian couple took our ...

... on.

We stopped at one point, because the roadbook wasn't very clear, at which point Gaz and Charlotte came up behind us. They had been left behind by the V8s, as they were in a Series vehicle, so we said we'd stick with them.
At this point, Kieran noticed a strange noise from our engine, which was duly investigated by James. It was diagnosed as the fan belt tensioning pulley. But we didn't do anything about it at the time.

... van oor tot oor. Een ‘gewone achttienjarige jongen uit New Jersey’ realiseert zich dat hij zojuist als (inval)drummer van de legendarische E Street Band zijn Europese tourdebuut heeft gemaakt voor 60.000+ Pinkpop bezoekers / Springsteen fans. Het heeft iets vertederend, zonder ook maar iets af te willen doen aan zijn overduidelijke drumkwaliteiten.

Pinkpop… Mijn derde keer, en ditmaal met maar één doel: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Iedereen die mij de ...

... edge of the town centre there were a number of different animal statues set around the bottom of an old concrete enclosure. After coming across a dog-like creature with a striped back, we jokingly pronounced it to be a Tasmanian Tiger, looking up at us in recognition of spotting two of his own. Despite the uncanny resemblance we dismissed it as something more European, like a fox or a wolf or something, until with ...

... en voor het Down Under liedje van Men at Work. Zaterdag 12 december 2004; Feest!!! Feest!!! Feest!!! Tja, wat zal ik er van zeggen.... Het was een geweldige avond. De eerste gast arriveerde om half acht en de laatste vertrok om half vijf! Denk dat dat wel voldoende zegt. Ik wil iedereen bedanken voor deze hele mooie avond!