Category: Travel

  • Monday 29 May 2006 Highlights: Relaxing A very easy relaxing day.  I met some local students in Antwerp and talking to them about their various lives.   Unfortunately it rained while walking to my hostel and then stopped the minute I got in the door 😦

  • Sunday 28 May 2006 Highlights: Antwerp Diamond Museum, Fort Breendonk, Rubens House After staying at a very nice hostel Inge picked me up and we were off on another fun packed day.   Today we visited the Antwerp Diamond Museum (over 50% of diamonds come through Antwerp), the security was Very tight so unfortunately no…

  • Saturday 27 May 2006 Highlights: Our Lady’s Cathedral, Grote Market, Steen Castle Somehow surviving the Munich-Antwerp overnight bus trip (after having to pay 70 euro  twice – a long story) my new angel picked me up and we were off on a great adventure. Inge, my new local friend who I meet earlier on this…

  • Friday 26 May 2006 Highlights: Recovering from too much beer, scouting World Cup venue WARNING MUNICH BEER IS VERY STRONG. Well I have never ever got in such a bad state as I was last night.   The pub crawl motto is ‘the best night you won’t remember’ unfortunately I remember most of it.  …

  • Thursday 25 May 2006 Highlights: Fruenkirche Church, Glockenspiel Clock I spent the day walking around Munich.   I managed to see people surfing in the middle of the city, yes surfing!  Munich has created a river that allows keen people to surf (it was cold and raining and they were still doing it!).   The…