Adventure to Antwerp

Well, at the recommendation of a co-worker, I traveled to Antwerp today.

I had quite an adventure. First I used the Rotterdam Subway to get to the Central Station.

I am attaching a picture from inside the subway. Some people need to beat their kids. There are too many taggers in this city.

Anyways, I made it to the station, paid 60 cent euro to use the toilet, and got on the train to Antwerp. Rode the train for about an hour. The train station there is quite spectacular. I forget that in WWII the Germans obliterated Rotterdam, and therefore all the architecture is new. In Antwerp there are old buildings. Here is the inside of the station.

As I walked out of the station, I saw an area with pubs, some casinos, and other places of debauchery, and I thought "That is where I want to be". But instead I walked in a completely different direction. Next think I knew I walked from China town through Iran and on into Afghanistan. I got so lost, but after 3 hours of walking I made it back to where I wanted to be in the first place.

I stopped in at an Irish pub. It was so smoky, I couldn't take a deep breath without inhaling a bunch of smoke. But the Guinness was so good after all that walking, I dealt with it. Besides after 4 Guinnesseseses, who cares?

I met and talked with all kinds of nice people, but it was getting late, and I didn't want to miss my train home.

On my train home I met up with a couple of Scottish kids who had brought some beer on the train (I just HAD to make friends). They were headed to some music venue in Rotterdam.

After I made it to Rotterdam, the Scottish kids and me went to a bar that I had been to before. The bartender calls me "Texas". We had a few rounds and then we parted ways.

Finally, I made it back to the apartment, tired, a little drunk, and hungry.

Thats the story. Not all my updates can be exciting.