July 24, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Thank u Mongolian Embassy in Brussels. They kindly processed our visa applications on the spot meaning we left 1 hour later with a Mongolian Visa in our passports.
Russian and Mongolian visas procured- China visa to go.
July 20, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CArrived in Ghent off the Flibco bus and dropped our bags at Hendrik’s show venue. Then got caught in a thunderstorm so threw ourselves into the nearest cafe. Had 2 coffees before we felt slightly human again and then set off to see a bit of Ghent which is packed with people for its annual 10 dayRead more
The photos are lovely.Thank you for sharing .jealous
July 22, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We made it back into town for the 11pm fireworks to celebrate Belgium’s National Day before enjoying more of the festival’s music.
On the way to the last tram we stumbled across a silent disco by the Cathedral. Kate has her first taste of dancing to ur own tunes... luckily for us there was onlyRead more
Glad you're having a fab time!!
July 21, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I wish I was posting this at the end of our day but despite it being nearly 9.30pm we r due back into town at 10.30pm for our evening out with Hendrik and Steve straight after their performance- god help us!!
Spent the day eating, drinking and walking around Ghent taking in all the freeRead more
July 22, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Had a very quiet day planning. Then after dinner we were taken swimming in the Leie River Ghent which also doubles as a toilet for the local cows!
What was hilarious was after getting ourselves unceremoniously in we realised we couldn’t easily get out!!
Several attempts and both flying backwardsRead more
July 24, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
To celebrate the procurement of our Mongolian visa and the fact it was sweltering we spent a pleasant evening swimming in the Leie River followed by a v nice dinner in a quaint little village (whose name we don’t know).
The highlight being getting to travel in Hendrik’s super smart new campervanRead more
June 27, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today is our last riding day! We rode from Dendermonde to the old city centre of Ghent, about 43kms, where we locked up our bikes and walked around the old town for about three hours.
Ghent is a port city at the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt rivers. During the Middle Ages it was a prominentRead more
June 3, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CEs wurden dann doch 61 km, aber sehr entspannt und viel Zeit für Gent. Eine wirklich sehr schöne Stadt, die man unbedingt besuchen sollte. Geiles Bier und unglaubliche Frittenvariationen. Habe eine sehr schöne Unterkunft und bin schon auf die morgigen 100 km gespannt.
July 26, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
We started the day with 2 breakfasts and a Cosmopolitan cocktail at 11am!
First brekkie was with Hendrik and Stefan followed by a second breakfast with Inga, Tom and Violet, a 23yr old actress who has just made a 4 page article in Elle magazine next to Miley Cyrus!!
This was followed by an afternoonRead more
October 1, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Up reasonably early, breakfast and the ready to go.
We were going to go to Dunkirk, but Anne needed a Calais fridge magnet (she collecting them from all our stays but we missed this one. By the time we get back we’ll need new luggage to carry them all and pay for excess baggage!!!). Actually weRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Arrondissement Gent, Bezirk Gent, Arrondissement of Ghent, Гент, Arondisamant Gent, Genti ringkond, شهرستان گان, Gand, Arrondissement di Gand, Gent, Huyện Ghent, 根特區
Mongolia .Can I come .Just applying for my China Visa that will take a little longer.xxxx
Val
Hurrah! Belgium just wanting rid of you as they're running out of Duvel!