View from our balcony
We arrived safe and well in Belgium. The flight was uneventful. I read more of the 4th Twilight series book and then fell asleep. We made it through immigration and customs without any questions and then took took a taxi to our new apartment.
The apartment is decent. We’re on the 4th floor of a very green area. This entry’s photo is from our balcony. There are two bedrooms, a living and dining room, a kitchen, a shower room, a toilet room, and a washing machine room. All of the furniture is Ikea-esque. My only complaint is that there is some mildew in the washing machine room, but I can deal with that for this first month.
After a 4-hour nap, we went looking for a grocery store. I think we’re going to do a lot of walking, as we walked a mile each way. Unfortunately, we didn’t find an open grocery, but we did stop for some tasty Chinese food. As typical Belgian style, the meal took a couple hours.
Afterward, we headed home and watched the end of the Sound of Music with Dutch subtitles. We toasted the New Year with Cran Apple juice and a chocolate bar, and then headed to bed.
Belgium is a lot colder than I expected – it’s about 34 degrees (F) today. Unfortunately, I left my leather jacket in Atlanta, and packed my long johns and ski jacket in the month-long shipment. We’ve had trouble figuring out how to get the heat working in our apartment, though it’s finally on in the living room. It’s not too bad though – chilly but not cold.
That’s all for now, I just wanted to say we arrived and all is well. I’ll post more soon.
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Happy New Year!!! Glad you arrived safely..
yay!
Im glad you are settling in.
My fiends in Belgium posted pictures from their first snowfall.
that kinda sucks about the cool apartment though.
have fun settling in!
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I’m glad you made it there all right, and that’s a pretty picture of the playground. Stay warm and Happy New Year!
I picture Maria on her way to the Von Trapp house and singing “I have confidence…” Your first steps in to this new adventure sound pretty good… confidence is high. Happy New Year!
Happy new year! I’m glad to hear you made it safe and sound. (:
congratulations, here is to an exciting new year!!
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happy new year! i know you both will have so much fun – this is going to be a great adventure :D
Welcome to Belgium! The view out your apartment looks so much like my friend’s view. Brussels looks so lush and green. Enjoy your new journey!