Here there and everywhere

Berlin

2012-10-03T15:04:00.000-07:00

This weekend was our trip to Berlin. We has bought tickets to see Radiohead on the Saturday ages ago and had originally intended to just go for the day. In the end we decided to make a weekend of it. Booking travel there and accomodation was an absolute nightmare. In the end Cian had to take over because I just couldn't cope looking at the screen trying to sort it any more. We decided to fly instead of getting the train because it worked out faster and cheaper, so we booked flights for the Friday night from Masstricht airport and a return flight for Sunday night.

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Bubble tea was everywhere, even in Mc Donalds.This is a picture of Cians one because he managed to knock mine all over me when we were getting straws!

Weird ice cream

Radio tower

Me enjoying a bubble tea later on in the day, there were deck chairs near the market so we sat for a while.

Cian flaked out

Description of what this is in the next picture.

There were little information towers like this all over the place.

At Radiohead

Post Radiohead on the way back to the hotel.

The next morning getting ready to go out for the day wearing my new Radiohead tee shirt.

Trying to give my name to them didn't work very well

In the radio tower, we had intended to get some food there but it was full. So by the time we left we were starving!

We went to this place after the tower, the food was amazing!

Check point Charlie

Opposite check point Charlie with a piece of the Berlin wall.

I left that comment in the book at a museum beside the last standing piece of the Berlin wall.

One foot on each side of the Berlin wall

Beside the wall

The plane home, my ears were popping really bad, its why I look so depressed!

Bruges

2012-10-03T14:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we decided to head out to Bruges for the day. It was a really beautiful place, we didn't get to do nearly enough so we plan to go back in the near future.

I wanted to buy one but the shop was closed :(

We got a horse and carriage to take us on a tour of Bruges, It was amazing!

In the square there was a lady in a lorry playing hand bells.

When our horse took a break to have some water we looked behind, and there was a little dog sitting on the horse behind us, you can just about make it out!

Maastricht + Olmense zoo

2012-09-18T11:31:00.002-07:00

We got quite a bit done at the weekend despite everything. On Saturday We headed to Maastricht in Holland for a few hours. We didn't really do much we just had a walk around and had a bite to eat before we headed home.

We got out of the car and there was a concert type thing on, no clue what it was about, we watched it for a few moments before heading on.

There was a shop that had an awesome speaker wall. I wanted to get a picture beside it but I just look like a ghost. He didn't even have the flash on or anything, I think I'm just getting paler by the day!

There was a nice old church so we decided to have a look in it. There were a few other people in it and some people were walking into a sort of downstairs room, we followed them thinking that it was part of the church you could look in. We got inside and realised that we had accidentally walked into some sort of mass, I have never run out of somewhere so quick in my life!

We walked down by the river for a while, had a look in some shops and then just headed home! On the way home we noticed a sign for a zoo that was right near the apartment, literally a five minute drive away. We were going to go see it at some stage but decided to go the next day as usually nothing is open on a Sunday so we don't end up doing very much!

This was a huge open enclosure with birds flying around in it!

We walked by the lion enclosure and heard banging and roaring from inside this metal door, it was terrifying!

We walked by into a darkened room and I thought it was just an empty glass cage when suddenly a lion jumped of nowhere! I screamed like a girl, It was crazy being so close to him.

Next week we are going to go to a theme park if the weather stays nice! This one is right near the house http://www.bobbejaanland.be/ I cant wait to check it out!

Just another day

2012-09-12T12:02:00.000-07:00

The last few days were pretty uneventful. I spent most of today cleaning the apartment because it was in bits. Yesterday I made dinner and we haven't died yet so I'm taking that as a success!

We usually head down to the market a few days a week instead of doing a big shop so that stuff doesn't go off and we can keep track of what we have for dinner. Before the market though we went to the place across from the apartment that does crates of drink, and other things such as glasses. We got crate of pepsi as well as six random glasses for only ten euro! We got a pepsi glass, a sprite glass as well as some other names we didn't know.

After there we headed to the market. Behind it there are two families of chickens, I have no idea why they are there, or who owns them!

Every time we go to the market I find something weird or random that we can't get home, today was no exception!

The most terrifying note book I have ever seen in my life

We found Kerry gold

I found these awesome lego lunch boxes and had to have one!

A day out at Antwerp zoo

2012-09-09T13:17:00.002-07:00

As it was the weekend and Cian was off work we decided to head in to Antwerp to go to the zoo. It was baking out, 23 degrees, so I made sure we were covered in sun cream. I forgot the mosquito repellent though and had two lovely bites on my arm when I woke up this morning :( We had a great day out though.The zoo is literally right beside the train station! The train station itself was amazing, really beautiful building. I took a few photos but they don't do it justice.

Antwerp train station

We were going to have a look around in some of the shops and when we went to cross the road and suddenly an army parade just started, It lasted about five minutes and then everyone just crossed the road, it was very random!

After a look around we headed off to the zoo.

It was so warm even the camels had given up on life

I tried to pet him and he ran away :(

Shopping trip

2012-09-07T06:47:00.000-07:00

I went to the supermarket to get some bits and was amazed by the weird things they sell. I was down in the bread section and noticed that they have a tank full of live lobsters.

The ultimate find however were they ice creams I found by the tills, The Ice cream was called treasure, and looked like a treasure chest so I bought one for me and Cian to have after dinner. opened it up and it was a little treasure chest full of ice cream! and a little sticker, which was supposed to be the treasure. I'm gonna keep the little box and keep earrings or something in it. They were only a euro, wish we could get them back home!

The new gaff

2012-09-06T11:10:00.000-07:00

The front door

The Hall

The Sitting room/kitchen

The Bedroom

Bathroom

There is a little utility room across the hall too where the washer and dryer, freezer and hoover and other crap is. Its the same key as our apartment, apparently every apartment has their own.

The journey there

2012-09-06T11:05:00.000-07:00

I have moved to Belgium for the time being and so have set up a blog to show my friends and family what I get up to while I am here. Below are some pictures from the journey over.

Arriving for the ferry in Dublin

Last View of Ireland

First View of England

I'm thrilled about it as you can see

Driving through wales

More Driving, we drove for a crazy amount of hours straight until we got to where the eurostar was to get the train to France

We stocked up on some essentials before getting the train

We got the train then, it was unbelievably warm and boring onboard. We eventually got to France, drove for 2 more hours until we finally got there!