No May baskets for me:( (May 1st)
Well, I felt like i had exhausted everything there was to do in Brussels. Ok, I'm sure there was a TON more I could do, but I had had my fill of the city. It was a nice suprise and I'm glad I went.
I found a cafe after breakfast where I enjoyed a delicous Kriek bier, which for those of you that don't know is a fruit flavored beer that is absolutely delicious despite it's hefty pricetag. I planned out how I would get to Heidelberg and continued to contemplate my exact route down to Spain.
I finished my beer and left the cafe, not knowing that I had left my pen there until sometime later! I know...big deal, right? Very blog-worthy. I felt dumb though because I had given Scott crap about not being able to hold onto a pen for longer the 2 days the entire trip.
After a quick trip to the train station to solidify my days travels (and dealing with a rather rude person at the ticket booth as well), I went and had another Delirium at Delirium. Next time you're in Brussels you should go...in that highly likely situation.
Oh no! I spent a bit too long sipping my beer and I now had to rush down to my hostel and then back down to the train station. But don't worry, I made it!
(It's hard to add entertaining drama to my often boring travels, so bear with me.)
I had a lot of connecting trains, but my final train was a truly wonderful experience. The train made it's way south, hugging the Rhine river for much of the time as it cut through the absolutely gorgeous valley. By far the best train ride of the trip so far...even beating Switzerland!
Following this river I had this great urge to walk around in nature. One of my top priorities for when I eventually go back to Europe is float down the Rhine on a canoe and camp rather than stay in hostels...anyone want to go?
My train arrived in Heidelberg just fine and I navigated my way through the old town to my hostel.
I was worried cause I hadn't eaten for quite sometime and I needed dinner. But the only thing I saw open were Kebab shops!
Scott and I first encountered kebabs back in Dublin and we swore that we would never eat them again...though we both agreed that we would've rather had a kebab then those terrible fish 'n chips in Amsterdam.
For those of you who don't know, kebab's are basically really terrible gyros. And what adds to their lack of appeal is the fact that they have this HUGE leg of lamb rotating right there in front of you. When you order one, they carve a bit of meat off of it and then start it rotating again.
Luckily they also served a nice little Hawaiian pizza, which I polished off quickly and headed to bed, glad to have not had to eat a kebab.
I finished my beer and left the cafe, not knowing that I had left my pen there until sometime later! I know...big deal, right? Very blog-worthy. I felt dumb though because I had given Scott crap about not being able to hold onto a pen for longer the 2 days the entire trip.
After a quick trip to the train station to solidify my days travels (and dealing with a rather rude person at the ticket booth as well), I went and had another Delirium at Delirium. Next time you're in Brussels you should go...in that highly likely situation.
Oh no! I spent a bit too long sipping my beer and I now had to rush down to my hostel and then back down to the train station. But don't worry, I made it!
(It's hard to add entertaining drama to my often boring travels, so bear with me.)
I had a lot of connecting trains, but my final train was a truly wonderful experience. The train made it's way south, hugging the Rhine river for much of the time as it cut through the absolutely gorgeous valley. By far the best train ride of the trip so far...even beating Switzerland!
Following this river I had this great urge to walk around in nature. One of my top priorities for when I eventually go back to Europe is float down the Rhine on a canoe and camp rather than stay in hostels...anyone want to go?
My train arrived in Heidelberg just fine and I navigated my way through the old town to my hostel.
I was worried cause I hadn't eaten for quite sometime and I needed dinner. But the only thing I saw open were Kebab shops!
Scott and I first encountered kebabs back in Dublin and we swore that we would never eat them again...though we both agreed that we would've rather had a kebab then those terrible fish 'n chips in Amsterdam.
For those of you who don't know, kebab's are basically really terrible gyros. And what adds to their lack of appeal is the fact that they have this HUGE leg of lamb rotating right there in front of you. When you order one, they carve a bit of meat off of it and then start it rotating again.
Luckily they also served a nice little Hawaiian pizza, which I polished off quickly and headed to bed, glad to have not had to eat a kebab.
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