Thon Residence Parnasse Brussels

... the next day we tried to hire a car...with no luck...so we jumped on a train out to Bruges and spent the day there, going on a boat cruise and wandering the streets, and eating a really yummy warm lunch alongside a raspberry beer! Bruges is a very cool place, and looks a bit like what I think Amsterdam would be like...? Then we set off back for Brussels as Grace and Milly had to fly back to Dublin that night, whereas I was staying ...

... total, but only 8 decided to book rooms. Three of the boys wanted to save money and see how they could do out on the town, fending for themselves. Needless to say, all three of them slept in the hostel that night. <br><br>We first decided to go to the town square and look for something to eat and something to sketch. We found quite a few stands with awesome Belgium food. It so happened to be heritage day so there was a lot going on and a lot of ...

We saw a lot in Brussels, although we didn't spend much time there. Saw a lot, but didn't do much. It was a cold, wet and rainy day and megie was not a happy camper. We did, however, have lunch at a tex-mex restaurant. I know, I know, of all ...

... to other travelers who are traveling through their city. And...it's free. Sounds sketchy? Yeah, I thought so too but as it turns out it is a wonderful idea and I have heard nothing but wonderful stories from anyone who has ever done it. I learned about couch surfing from friends here in Montpellier who had tried it before. I went on the website, read about it and created a profile. Before heading to a city, you contact people who live in that city who are available to host you. Not ...

... square in the world.' From there, I walked around a bit trying to find an internet café. Along the way, I found an awesome clothing/underwear store. I tried on some incredibly hot jeans, but, alas, they were too short. I nabbed a pic in the dressing room, so if anyone ever sees a pair like this somewhere else, you must tell me because I want so bad. I was even tempted to get them and have someone sew an extra bit of denim onto the bottom. Once I ...

... shop and got some chocolate for some people. I then went and took a nap while Alina and Amber got ready to go out tonight for Amber's birthday. We then got a beer at the hotel bar, a Stella Artois (necessary), and then we went to the big square because there was supposed to be a light show. We sat around in the square for a while, but then found out that the light show was only on the ...

... small batches of Lambic beer, which tastes kind of like champagne, or hard cider. I thought it was pretty good, but Sherry was not real fond of it. The woman running the tours was very nice, and gave us a few restaurant recommendations back over by the Grand Place. After completing the tour, and tasting several of the Lambic beers, we headed off in search of one of these restaurants. We searched for one near St. Catherines Cathedral (which proved way too difficult (perhaps ...

... fee and the extra on the meter, which sucks. But it wasnt that much money so its ok. So we got to the airport and were checking Lizzie in and I ran off to the bathroom and to get coffee, which was quite good. She gets checked in allright and then we go sit at the cafe for a while where I crashed, completely. That was all good, and it was time for her to leave so I sent her off through security to her plane and then went back to a bench where I ...

... the end of my odyssey which is massively important to me, but I suspect just a passing point of interest to everyone else. There's a distinct irony in that having come this far by rail and now being faced with a journey of a couple of hundred kilometres, this is the most expensive ticket I'll have to buy. Granted, the Eurostar is one of the highest tech trains I've travelled on, but I've been counting the ...

... an American to wear red, white and blue. *** By the end of the weekend, the Wisconsin visor Julie was wearing looked a lot like my Wisconsin hat. I'm so proud of her. *** The merchandising was certainly lacking. If this had been a US produced festival, there would already be CDs and DVDs of the event available. *** It always made me laugh in the States when someone would yell at a fellow concert-goer "down in front". I always felt that just as the person standing had no right to ruin ...