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I have one day left in Belgium, before I return to the states. What should I do with it? I've already stomped all over Brussels and Leuven. I suppose I could go over to Gent, or Antwerp, or even visit Paris, FR or Amsterdam, NL. I'm tempted to just buy a ticket, and randomly jump on whatever train leaves next, and jump off wherever it looks interesting. (And I've consumed all the standard things one consumes in Belgium: Frits, Waffles, Chocolate, etc. I wanted to do something that does not have anything to any form of consumption.)
Current Status
Jan. 5th, 2009 10:10 amI'm back in Leuven, BE, after spending the night in Maastricht, NL after the Deutsche Bahn train we were on was late by half an hour, causing us to miss all of the rest of our connections to Leuven. (And all of the trains stop running at midnight.) My original plan was to be heading to Belgium right now to catch my plane back to the US in two hours, but I've moved my reservation to another flight, and extended my stay here.
The Dutch know how to build some beautiful cities. Also, it's snowed like two inches (5cm) here this morning, and it's still coming down.
The Dutch know how to build some beautiful cities. Also, it's snowed like two inches (5cm) here this morning, and it's still coming down.
A Historic Note
Dec. 24th, 2008 08:34 pmI'm currently typing this post while traveling at 300km/hour! (I'm on a Thalys train.) As an aside, all of the trains here in Europe are spooky-quiet. Like more quiet than my hybrid car. I'm used to BART and Caltrain, which are so loud you can't hold a conversation with the person next to you. Here, I can hear people whispering at the other end of this car.
