Moulin Rouge

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Well, what a show... It's fantastic and not just because it's all topless, it really is amazing! We had prety much the best seats of the house with a full unobstructed view of the stage. The sets and costumes where out of this world. You're not allowed to take photos of the show so you'll have to go for yourself but it's well worth it!!!

posted by Maarty @ 12:09 pm, ,

Paris

And we're back. We have just spent the afternoon waling around paris - coffee on the Champs Elysees and around the Eiffel Tower before making our way back and getting ready for the moulin Rouge...

posted by Maarty @ 6:50 am, ,

Brussels

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

What an amazing city Brussels is, after you get out of the scary centraal station its stunnig with one of the best old city squares that I've seen yet! The train ride was longer than expected at three hours rather than the one and a half that we thought but it was very comfortable and gave me time to fully get into the book I am reading! We arrived a little after two thirty, and our first priority was to get tickets for the train ride to Paris tomorrow as we are booked for the Moulin Rouge. Unfortunately France has found a way to make every person reserve seats for the journey so even though we have paid for a 'unlimited' pass we still need to fork out for the reservation at eleven Euro each?! That's the French for you I guess, they are the only ones in the whole of Europe to insist on reservations. Anyway, this done we found Tourist information and booked a hotel for the night and started the hike to it. It really is a nice city. The old town is full of seafood resturants and old pubs. It was really hard to find somewhere to have dinner as Sarah and I really don't like seafood but we found a nice Belgian food house that had pasta and a few chicken dishes - it turned out to be fantastic! So here we are sitting in our fancy hotel, just had a bubble bath and getting ready to have a good nights kip before getting up nice and early to see the famous Manneken Pis (Pissing kid - or Peeing Boy, as Sarah is making me write!) & hopefully another Brewery...

posted by Maarty @ 9:28 am, ,

Amsterdam, DONE.

Well we're back on the train and heading to Brussels. We had a really good time in Amsterdam, ticked all the boxes that we missed out on the last time that we were there. After the getting a hotel (It is sooo much nicer to be able to afford one in a good area and quality) and organizing ourselves we just wondered around the central area of Amsterdam. Before long found ourselves sitting in a small bar watching the All Blacks vs. Wales game. This turned out to be more drinking than watching as we got talking to a young couple that we were sharing a table with. A bit later on - In our less than sober state, we left the pub in search of food only to find the red light district instead... We had gotten so close last time - just one street further and we would have been there. Anyway after thoroughly scaring our minds forever we left in search for the much needed food that we probably should have had many hours ago. The rest of the night is pretty much a blur but I can say we made it home safe and sound but only after one of our famous going home in the wrong direction stints - at least Amsterdam is a rather small city! The next day was filled with a canal boat trip and the highlight of the trip going to the Heineken Brewery / Museum, which is a fantastic way to spend the afternoon.

posted by Maarty @ 7:57 am, ,

Amsterdam

Monday, November 27, 2006

posted by Maarty @ 8:24 pm, ,

And We're Off On Another Adventure...

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Well, we made it!! Got into Amsterdam arround 13.30, and after a bit to eat, booking a hotel and getting the train into the central staion it was getting onto 16.00. The hotel is amazing - we even have a private balcony!!! I'll put photos up soon, but right now it's off to explore the city...

posted by Maarty @ 4:32 am, ,

Right - Almost there

Friday, November 17, 2006

Well I have to say that e-mail subscription isn't that easy! I am 90% of the way there but every time I make a change I have to wait until midnight US time to see the effect - so it really is slow going. If it doesn't work by tonight I will remove it and just add a RRS link that you can then read in Goggle Reader... It has prety much the same affect but not quite as good as just recieving an e-mail!

posted by Maarty @ 1:24 am, ,

Hallow'eens Over...

Monday, November 13, 2006

They where cool while they lasted!!

posted by Maarty @ 1:00 am, ,

Guy Falkes (Bon Fire Night)

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Well Guy Falkes was awesome! It was our first flat outing, and after a quick bite to eat off we went to see the display down at the Common which is a 10 minute walk at most. The good thing over here is with getting dark at 4pm it was pitch black when the show started at 7.30. It lasted for half an hour and was one of the better displays that I've seen to date. After the show we all came home and had a few drinks finally getting to bed just a tad after 4... Needless to say today has been all about recovering, although I decided that I really wanted to bake something so we went and bought Jamie Oliver's book called COOK and all the ingredients to make a carrot cake! (which ended up being the Most Expensive Carrot Cake in The World, but mmm, does it taste good!)