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Intermission

I’m off to sunny Belgium for a few days. Back next Thursday.

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  1. Francis Sedgemore Avatar
    Francis Sedgemore

    “I’m off to sunny Belgium for a few days.”
    Why on Earth would you want to do that?

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  2. dearieme Avatar
    dearieme

    Waffles. Chips. Beer. Chocolate. Bruges. Art Deco in Brussels. Ardennes ham.
    Bugger, what am I doing still here?

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  3. Mieke Bal Avatar
    Mieke Bal

    Hoi, Mick, did you enjoy ” Tolhuis” ? Greets
    Mieke en Mark

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  4. DaninVan Avatar
    DaninVan

    It takes 6 days to get to Belgium and back?! Crikey; I thought it was just across the Channel…

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  5. Mick H Avatar
    Mick H

    Francis: why would I want to do that? In-laws. The wife’s Belgian.

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  6. Francis Sedgemore Avatar
    Francis Sedgemore

    Please excuse my facetiousness.

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  7. MIck H Avatar
    MIck H

    No problem – the Belgians are used to that kind of thing. Though as dearieme points out there are more than enough reasons to visit the place, especially when the weather’s as glorious as it was in Flanders over the past few days. Yesterday evening in Antwerp it was like Lisbon, say, in mid-summer, with all the cafe tables out on the pavement…

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