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... wind dies down, honestly! We have six hours to wait in Heathrow, where we will buy stuff that's either cheaper or more familiar than stuff in Brussels, we will eat something (farewell weight watchers, knew my trousers wouldn't be baggy for long..), probably take the mickey out of English travellers in their football shirts and sit in the lounge and write on the blog.<br><br>Very excited about going to Thailand!!

... not good for you to live like that, not the body or the mind, or even (and I'm talking American here) the bottom line, to only have 10 vacation days the whooooole year. Alright I'll get off my high horse now. But seriously, America, let's think about it. Since this is already kinda a random entry and it is Antwerp, seems like a good place to have a little talk about fashion. You guys, the eighties are rocking back hard over here. I ...

... We took a local city bus to her apartment a couple miles outside of the city center and discovered it was on the 6th floor (which sucks after carrying around a heavy backpack all day). All I can say about this hippy apartment was "wow," we were fed like kings, put up in beds, and then shown an amazing view of the city by climbing out on the front ledge and up to the rooftop for a couple brews. I have a few pictures that I can hopefully upload later, but ...

... out, watch Lucy skate, eat mussels, drink beer, drive somewhere else, do shopping in Calais, then home. The Story Things always happen in threes. We slept in !!! Halfway to Folkestone, I realised that I had left my SD card with GPS beside my bed, and the third, we had to wait 90 minutes for a train because we arrived a couple of minutes late !!! Luckily we had our map book from 1998, but trust me, getting to Brussels is easy ...

... the unexpected. This is the attitude Kara and I took with us as we set out for a quintessential Brussels evening of sipping legendary Belgian beers on an outdoor terrace along the periphery of the historic Grand Place. The Grand Place is the cultural, and tourist, heart of Brussels. An antique, cobblestone square of outdoor cafes, classic museums and an assortment of street ...

... in Holland. But there was no accomodation. After the cuffufle i just had i just wanted to find a good hostel, with people to hang out with and where i could chill out for a bit. I didnt see anything in Brussels. Not that there is that much to see. I spent the whole time looking for a place to stay. Apparently the original statue of the kid who widdles out of his willy into a fountain is here. I regret not going to see that.

... with glasses. It was an interesting experience chatting with him). Anyway, you may be wondering at this point how I got to Belgium, given that I've been in Ireland for a while now. I flew in yesterday morning, after a great last day and night in Dublin. I went for a hike in Howth, which is pronounced like "both" and is absolutely stunning, it was just me, cliff face, and the ocean. It was amazing and also really nice not to be surrounded by tourists for ...

... problem was that we got on the wrong one. So we had to stay on it for an hour until it ended up right where we had gotten on. Then we walked back to the ship. When I got there I found out that due the bombings we would no longer be going to London. We were now going to dock in France. I was excited to hear that... France sounds exciting. Well right after that I went to my room and jumped right in bed. Right when I laid down the phone rang. It was my friend Jason ...

... out on the town to see what this place was all about. As with most European (and I imagine world) ports, the historical city center is never located too far from the docks. So after wandering a bit around the industrial section of Antwerp, we came upon this huge Renaissance-looking building covered in flags of most European nations. After a few beers at a local hole in the wall, we eventually headed back to the boat for dinner ...

... is that they work to live not the other way around....think about that concept! The beer is sold only for personal consumption, not for resale, so it has no label - just a plain naked bottle. The bottle cap tells what type of beer it is and when it was brewed. According to many beer experts (and Chris and I agree) it is consistently ranked one of the top beers in the world. It is not possible to visit the monastery itself, so basically the whole ...