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The official blog following the adventures of the El Dude brothers on their 2006 European Tour.

Weekend Adventures

Europe, North, Central and South America, Middle East, Asia and North of Africa (1998/2008)

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As two districts go they could hardly be more different �" even though they lie side by side in the same city.  The Sablon is one of Brussels’ smartest areas with its broad boulevards and elegant shops while in the Marolles you’re more likely to find rough and ready bars, workshops and immigrants from Spain, Portugal and North Africa sitting out by the pavement watching the world go by.  But in this neighbourhood, the birth place of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, you’re also incr…

europe

After a mad dash in the pouring rain to the train station, I made my train by about two minutes. I think if you can run with a 65 litre backpack without problems, it's probably the backpack for you! I arrived in Brussels and had three hours to kill until my train to Paris. I did the normal touristy things, with one of the highlights being seeing this little statue that pees water. He's usually dressed up in different costumes but he wasn't today so that was kind of disappointing haha. Trying…

Almost this time last year. Thought it was about time I shared.

I only say that because apparently that's what Den Heksenketel means in the English: 'the witches' cauldron'! Anyways, it was a fantastic hostel, and it'd be great to return in order to check out the rest of Antwerp's sights (as well as those in Ghent and Bruges). And into the fire 'cause it's ridiculously hot in Belgium. I did manage to see the cathedral in Antwerp though, and it's truly quite nice. Full of really depressing statues and other such artwork, but it would hardly be much of a c…

Arrive in Brussels my grandfathers picks us up we arrive at about 2 in the afternoon dead tired, my cousin is so exicted she is a little ball of enrgy of course she was able to laydown and sleep all night so she is ready to go and play all day long, all I want to do is get home and take a nap, which I was able to do and man was it glorious

Delhi is a mine of memories for acrhaeologist

Pictures taken from my travels in Europe.

My most favourite things in Belgium has to be the famous chocolate that most people love so much. If you haven't tasted the chocolate in Belgium you haven't tasted the real thing:) I brought Belgium chocolate with me all the way to South Korea and let me tell you the person i brought this to loved it so much he was practically protecting it with his life hahaha...enough of that but there's the Wafels too that tastes like no other wafles. Thick warm wafles with sugar on it yummi but what …

i'm back-blogging here. just a few mass emails i sent when i backpacked thru europe in fall 2004, my first time ever outside the usa...

the bus city-trip is a must ! the ticket is available  the whole day , you can step out and vizit what  you want , get the bus again to the next turistic atraction ... it was beautiful ! oohhh and you must try the belgian wafels... it's a trip to heaven ;)