Mechelen Travel Blogs

This national day was greeted with fantastic weather; there were more than 30 degrees Celsius. Brussels Centrum was completely blocked and overcrowded, so I decided to visit Mechelen, where the crowds could be less anticipated. I arrived late afternoon and most of the festivities were over, but the…

Marc was the one who introduced me to one of my favourites places in Belgium; the Het Anker in Mechelen. Marc had been living in Mechelen for some years and he knows a lot of good places to go out and eat or drink in the city; but nothing have been better than sitting eating and having a cold beer …

Este viaje fue planeado durante largos años hasta que finalmente llegó el momento. Nuestro viaje se inicia en mi ciudad favorita: Paris. Hicimos un pequeño periplo por Paises Bajos y Bélgica con unos entrañables amigos y finalmente nos acoplamos a un tour por Italia, el sur de Francia y España. Una maravilla de viaje que espero repetir algún día.

The runing group I am a part of, although we do more drinking than running, has an annual event called Nash Hash. this year it was in the town of Mechelen. It is a weekend away with running, drinking and partying. Over hundred peopl attended from all coners of the globe though mostly European. I&nb…

Mieke and I did a 9 day bike trip around the Netherlands, it was great, the weather was amazing, the sheep were friendly, the bikes behaved, we really had a great time, and it was a great way to see the country

So my point of entry was Amsterdam, and from there directly to Mieke's in Belgium. The one night in Japan was awesome, and the lack of sleep on the flight great. Finally i arrived.

October 22We woke and took it easy its only by the afternoon that Frank brought us downtown in Brussels more specifically at Ingrid in Schaarbeek, where we had the chance to get the book that Mieke forgot in her car the previous night and to bring it to her. Finally we either didnt have to hitch-hi…