Well having a bike has made things a lot easier today, and I managed to get most of the bits and pieces I need (like a LAN cable, coat hangers, a vege peeler, yadda yadda). Most of it I actually got from this great shop called ‘Super Sold’ (lol). Inside it’s a labyrinth of hallways full of almost everything you could ever need. The thing I’ve found odd here is that there are no chain stores (and few franchises) so most stores are independent and specialist. So it was a great score to find a one-stop-shop where I can find stuff I need.
I got to have a look at some of the things on a tourist map today, which was neat. Tomorrow is the welcome day but on Friday I want to go check out some more things like the torture museum! That’s right, museum of torture implements and such. It’s in the castle that established the city of
Anyway here are some amusing street names that I found rather hilarious;
Krommen Elleboog = Twisted elbow
Paradijszak =
Zondernaamstraat = Street without a name
Straatje Zonder Eind = Street with no end
Pekelharing = Pickled Herring
Kwaadham = Angry Bacon (!!!)
Verloren Kost = Lost Food
Plus there is a whole street covered in Graffiti, as it is the only street in which graffiti is legal. Random!
I’m finding it difficult (and v. expensive) to find food like what I would eat in NZ, Belgians eat weird stuff. But for all the pastries and baked stuff here, people are very skinny. And where has all the tomato sauce gone?? It seems to have been replaced by mayo.
Some information for Mum; the population of
I’m sorry that I haven’t rung anyone – I hope you don’t all think I’m being a snob! Its just that I can’t dial out from the phone in my room, I cant get my phone card to work and I still don’t know how to get an operator! Please bear with me. Xxx
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