Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Moulin Rouge

So I wasn't sure why our guide wasn't taking us by the Moulin Rouge. 


The whole area is a red light district. 

Fun to walk through with the boys. 

Sacre Couer

Climbed all the way up to France's attempt to compensate for its loss in the Franco-Prussian war. 

Nice views. 








Foosball Round 17

If I Had To Guess

I'd guess this truck driver has some masculinity issues. 


Ninja Turtles in Training

Monday, August 24, 2015

My Return

So, I had to make it back to Lille to hook back up with the team. 

I very cleverly negotiated the Ghent tram system and got to the train station. Needless to say my American credit card wouldn't work in the kiosk, so I went to the desk. The surly woman there issued me a ticket. 

And neglected to tell me I had to change trains in Courtrai. So I went to some place called Popinge past Ypres. It was only then a nice lady found me a conductor who told me he announced the changing of trains. In Flemish. 

So I waited. The train started back towards Courtrai. It got to the station fifteen minutes after the last train for Lille had departed for the night. 

Luckily the can fare from Courtrai to Lille is "only" 60€. The cabbie was cool, a Flemish Josh Gad. But as charming as Bruges and Ghent were, I'm done with Belgium. 

Ghent

Not AS lovely as Brugges, but also less "scripted".