Antwerpen-Centraal

2009 07 02 - Day 6 - Antwerp

Antwerp train station gets an entry of its own because its so old-school-space-age-crazy-cool!

Wikipedia : Antwerpen-Centraal

Belgian Family Coppens!

2009 06 30-07 02 - Days 4-6 - Antwerp-ish

Belgium is flat!
Which is nice if want a leisurely bike ride... they have this great numbered signpost system that means you can plan a route and then cycle all over the place with nothing but a bunch of numbers on your handle-bars. Nice.
(rumour has it the system originates from the Netherlands)

A great couple of days near Antwerp with Dieter & Rut

When I saw them last it was
'Just the two of [them]'...


but now they have 3 beautiful bouncing babies - Suzy, Lou & Francis!
Happy Times! :)

Brussels!

2009 06 27 - Day 1 - Brussels

After a lovely dinner with Geoff & Linda we wandered up & around this 'Cinquantenaire' triumphal arch - nicely lit at night don't you think?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinquantenaire

Beer!

2009 06 27 - Day 1 - Brussels

Many of you will know that I don't really 'do' beer... well, as it's probably pretty difficult to get hold of cider most places I'm going, I decided that I'd persevere with beer.

This was the first 'pint' of my travels and it was pretty good! But, being in Belgium, I suppose most of you would expect it to be good.