Belgium.... Brussels and down to Liege!!!

James here....
Ok current status of things. We have internet, it's wireless, but I can only use it in the lobby. Soooo as usual I or Amanda will do a much better update later. However I gotta share how things have gone since this morning. We had to get up at the butt crack of dawn. 3:20 AM which wasn't a big deal since there was so much party time happening at the hostel sleep wasn't really happening for me anyways. We get our gear and start walking to the bus stop and realize we don't have any of our travel info, boarding passes and instructions on how to get to Liege, Belgium. We forgot them at the internet cafe yesterday and have no way to get that info at this time of the morning. Luckily we at least remembered what airline we were on and that crisis was overted. BTW none of these things are being taken as a real issue, we're just grinning and going on with it. :) So, flights go well enough we make it to Brussels and find out that english is in no way shape or form a standard language here. I can't understand anyone and most everything is written in something other than english. No worries we'll get through it. So made it to baggage claim... and waited and waited and then it stopped turning and no bags. Yeah to our bags as of this moment are MIA. They don't know where they are and if all goes well we should have them back in 2-3 up to 5 days. Funny cause we'll be in Spain in 3 days... So unsure what we're going to do about this just yet but no worries. We have our ATM card and can get some spare cloths. The airlines gave us both an overnight toiletries bag so we can wash our butts. Included in said kits are XX large tshirts. Not so bad for me, but it's like a tent for Amanda to wear. So we used them as towels instead!!! Ok next plan is to get to Liege from Brussels... which is a challenge and if not for my friend Steph who I am going to meet tomorrow, we'd be lost in Belgium somewhere. This is due to the fact the train splits apart on the way to Liege. And being as we can't read or speak the language here, we wouldn't have known that part and clearly not been in the right train car for it. This was a challenge though since we had left those printouts back at the cafe in Scotland. Luckily there was an internet cafe at the airport to print new ones.
So ok we finally make it to the Hostel after a VERY high speed cab ride. Again no one speaks the english so that was fun... Hostel, room... which is just the 2 of us. YAH alone time at last. We get brave, go find local food and yeah I can't read anything of it. But luckily the guy there spoke some english and helped us order a great meal. Get back to that on a later blog. After going back and napping a bit we must find ATM for some money. After a short adventure we find the local ATM wont take our card and can't find another one anywhere near by. So broke, foreign and unab le to understand most ppl we used our last bits of change to enjoy a really strong irish coffee in the town centre and laughed about our wonderful day. Eat your hearts out!!!!

Love you all!!!

James

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Slade's Elucidation on July 6, 2008 from Liege, Belgium

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tagged Funny, Belgium and Liege

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holy crap, guys: it's definately an adventure now!

btw: i started learning to read, write, and (gods willing) speak hindi. if everything works out ok, i'll be meeting yous guys in november? i need a little adventure my own self....

love you both!

written by Tea on July 6, 2008

Need more pics of manderz plz. :)

Miss you guys.

Isaac is walking!

I will send pics........ someday.

written by Moe on July 6, 2008

i miss you :( *tear*

i hope your luggage catches up to you soon. i'm glad you're able to roll with the punches so well.

give me a holler if you need anything - you know i'll do what i can to get it to you.

<333

written by bep on July 6, 2008

ARRGH to the beginning of your leg :-( It will all work itself out...the JOURNEY is what is important; things can always be replaced (aye, easier said than done!) and again, the beginning is the end is the beginning!!!

LOVE YOU BOTH TONS AND TONS!!! We think and speak of you every day! Oh yes, Cody says he needs a scrub-a-dub from you both!

Please give each other LOTS OF HUGS AND FUZZY KISSES from us!

nameste,

~sum

written by Summer Buckmaster on July 7, 2008

Live it up. You two are allowing the rest of us to live vicariously. I know a little town worth seeing in Northern Germany if you are heading that way.

written by Chuckles on July 7, 2008

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