Tourist Hotel Antwerp

... UK!<br><br>Brussels airport is emptier than I have ever seen it in my life. There are no more than 10 flights for the rest of the day. Eric and I are alone in the airport lounge, save for a couple of elderly people and their miniature poodle, which is snacking on a croissant. <br><br>We are waiting for our flight - it is delayed by half an hour as I write this. That's just fine, in fact, it can be delayed until ...

... Yum! While we've been docked in Antwerp, we've enjoyed all these fine local delicacies. And despite all evidence to ...

We woke up early today as we had a lot to get in before we caught our planes. We packed, ate breakfast and hit the streets. We had around 2 hours to get in a ton of sightseeing and we managed to visit around 6 or so popular sightseeing spots before heading back to our hotel. For a second time in 2 days we made our way to the ...

... only building to escape the bombing of the French in 1695 even though it was the target!!. Visited Neuhaus Chocolate Shop... his grandson invented Pralines!!! Belgium, really had got it all... full of beautiful buildings and great chocolate!!!! What more could you want!! We decided to park up in Antwerp... which turned out to be a bargain, free hot showers and only 6 euros to camp!! Was worth the 3 hours of diesel we burned looking ...

... s - environmental damage due to unregulated heavy industry with photos showcasing the human aspect, with shots of workers in carcinogenic environments without any protective breathing equipment. Interesting note - Magdeburg, Germany was featured in the photos - the home of Heinrich, the guy with the wine from the Brussels hostel. Indonesia '98-99 - the downfall of Suharto's dictatorship. A photo of a man with only one arm and one leg (he had ...

... Crown Jewels of the UK.--- Although I hated being in the haunted house by myself, all the history about royal death and punishment amazed me. I next walked along the Queen's Walk on the south-bank of The Thames River, admiring the many, many, many bridges, including Tower Bridge, the Millennium Bridge, and famous London Bridge. Each bridge has its own character, all beautiful and artistic in its own way....except...The London Bridge ...

... to figure out how we can turn it into a bar....more specifically, the Dive Bar, as we've dubbed it. The problem is that it only held about 50 people when it was actually being used as a sub, so I think space might be our main limiting factor. If not, it would be a pretty cool second home, I think.... That's it for now, heading out to Moscow tomorrow morning, then off on our Trans-Siberian train on Tuesday! Gotta work on my Russian..... Kenny

... a second, he has to walk 20km to get some: Drinkable water is a human necessity, help us help him". I thought this was an incredibly clever ad and it was unavoidable - unless you are a dirty person who doesn't wash their hands. After visiting Antwerp, I came home to the going away drinks of some of my workmates. They were/still are a lovely Canadian couple with a quirky sense of humour that complemented mine nicely - we had a good time chewing the fat on various ...

... to the B&amp;B to collect our things to leave for A'dam, Chris didn't follow. I thought it would be fun to hide behind a building and watch Chris look for us. The only problem was he never seemed to be bothered that he couldn't find us. In fact, he didn't even seem to be looking for us. He just walked and walked. We watched him get to an intersection and instead of pausing to look for us, he just continued on. This happened at numerous intersections. Finally, he turned for a moment ...

... the city, then finding our hotel (www.travel.it/roma/hotelcortina). After checking in and catching our breaths, we were quite hungry. It was almost 11pm and we were worried that all restaurants were closed. We asked our hotel concierge for a restaurant recommendation, which he happily provided. Apparently, restaurants stay open very late in Rome (normal dinner hours for Italians start at 9pm!). We had dinner at a restaurant ...