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Hey, everyone!
I'm in Belgium right now, having a great time...hope everyone is well!
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Yes, I certainly am addicted!
I would have posted yesterday but I was so knackered after staying up all night on Friday and then travelling all day I could hardly remember my own name! 
Today we went to Brugge...it was great (would have been better if it hadn't been raining, though.
). Going out to get dinner soon, but so far I'm really enjoying Belgium!
EDIT: Oh, and I bought a box of chocolates today, Mari! *shares with group*
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Yeah, I guess we must have brought our Irish weather with us! Brugge is gorgeous. It really is a great little town, great for shopping too, so bring lots of money! All sorts of lovely little stores.
Travelling - I've been (other than the US, where I was born and raised) three times to Ireland, including the last time, where I've lived there since September, to Canada, to England where I visited Birmingham, Oxford, and Bath (over Christmas, which I spent in Burbage, Hinkley), France (Paris) and now Belgium. Oh, and I spent about three hours in the Netherlands.
I've only been here a little more than a day, but I'm really impressed by Belgium. I'm actually in Flanders, so they speak Flemish here, which I'm clueless about. I can get by in French...but don't even know where to start with Flemish. It's a bit distressing.
I love travel too, though. It's totally addictive. There are so many other places I want to see!
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I used to hate flying as well, but simple repetition has made it go from frightening to dull and tedious. Now I just dread it because of all the hassle, not really from fear.
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I like boats...but sitting anywhere except at the window on airplanes makes me want to toss my breakfast...
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I flew Ryanair to Paris last month under very heavy winds, and there was a lot of turbulance. I was at the very back of the queue, so I got stuck in an aisle seat, and I literally thought I was going to be ill.
I hate it when plains bounce...
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No, unfortunately no time for Antwerp...but we will be spending a day in Brussels...and I desperately want to go to Waterloo...
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Well, truth be told, I'm a bit of a Napoleonic wars/History junkie, and I'll probably be standing here telling my group how Cavalry Regiment so and so was placed in formation here...blah blah blah... I love battlefields. I've been to every single American Civil War one.
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I've been looking into schools for my PhD program, yes. I'm looking at Queen's University in Belfast, The London School of Economics, and Indiana University. I'll go to whichever one offers me the best funding package.
But for now, I'm off to bed - I'm utterly exhausted from a day of travel!
I'm in Belgium right now, having a great time...hope everyone is well!
~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I certainly am addicted!
I would have posted yesterday but I was so knackered after staying up all night on Friday and then travelling all day I could hardly remember my own name! Today we went to Brugge...it was great (would have been better if it hadn't been raining, though.
). Going out to get dinner soon, but so far I'm really enjoying Belgium!EDIT: Oh, and I bought a box of chocolates today, Mari! *shares with group*
~~~~~~~~~~
Yeah, I guess we must have brought our Irish weather with us! Brugge is gorgeous. It really is a great little town, great for shopping too, so bring lots of money! All sorts of lovely little stores.
Travelling - I've been (other than the US, where I was born and raised) three times to Ireland, including the last time, where I've lived there since September, to Canada, to England where I visited Birmingham, Oxford, and Bath (over Christmas, which I spent in Burbage, Hinkley), France (Paris) and now Belgium. Oh, and I spent about three hours in the Netherlands.
I've only been here a little more than a day, but I'm really impressed by Belgium. I'm actually in Flanders, so they speak Flemish here, which I'm clueless about. I can get by in French...but don't even know where to start with Flemish. It's a bit distressing.
I love travel too, though. It's totally addictive. There are so many other places I want to see!~~~~~~~~~~~
I used to hate flying as well, but simple repetition has made it go from frightening to dull and tedious. Now I just dread it because of all the hassle, not really from fear.
~~~~~~~~~~~
I like boats...but sitting anywhere except at the window on airplanes makes me want to toss my breakfast...
~~~~~~~~~~~
I flew Ryanair to Paris last month under very heavy winds, and there was a lot of turbulance. I was at the very back of the queue, so I got stuck in an aisle seat, and I literally thought I was going to be ill.
I hate it when plains bounce...
~~~~~~~~~~~
No, unfortunately no time for Antwerp...but we will be spending a day in Brussels...and I desperately want to go to Waterloo...
~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, truth be told, I'm a bit of a Napoleonic wars/History junkie, and I'll probably be standing here telling my group how Cavalry Regiment so and so was placed in formation here...blah blah blah...
I love battlefields. I've been to every single American Civil War one.~~~~~~~~~~~
I've been looking into schools for my PhD program, yes. I'm looking at Queen's University in Belfast, The London School of Economics, and Indiana University. I'll go to whichever one offers me the best funding package.
But for now, I'm off to bed - I'm utterly exhausted from a day of travel!
