Trip to Brussels  

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What a long day.

Went into Brussels today to have lunch with my mom's friends. Also walked away with a very nice pair of boots that was expensive, but not as expensive as the 200 ~ 300 Euro ones, which were the majority. Sigh. I figured it would be a good idea to get a pair since 1) it rains so often here, 2) it'll keep my calves warm, and 3) I can maybe wear skirts (I might have to start wearing tights, though. Oh dear God.).

After lunch, my mom thought we would be able to exchange my dad and her's drivers license at the community place near our old apartment, so we chill around until 5 pm and head over. Turns out we were mistaken and they were closed already (argh, it's a long metro ride, which feels even longer during rush hour), so we had to head back downtown to the train station (rush hour!!!) and wade through crowds (Friday AND rush hour. ugh.) to get to our train. We end up taking a really slow train that stops at all the little stops (normally it takes 20 minutes, this train ended up taking 36 minutes). Then we get to Leuven and decide to try to take the bus back to my apartment because it's cold and wet, and we end up going in the wrong direction. Thankfully we realized it before we actually arrived at the last stop (far, far away). So we wait in the cold and wet for the bus to take us in the other direction and finally make it home at like 7:30 pm (we left at 10am). At least now I know how to take the bus to the train station. Sigh. Did I mention it was raining all day long?

Oh how I hate the weather here. Raining most of the time. I seriously think So Cal weather has spoiled me. Sun. Blue skies. Sun. Little rain.

I am super tired, so please disregard any incoherencies and grammar mistakes. >.<

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4 comments

Anonymous  

boots are hot. but it's currently too hot to wear boots in so cal... :(

October 3, 2008 at 11:43 PM

Poor you. Suggest you try some more aspects of your life in Leuven. Don't want to see you in similar kind of situation alone.

October 4, 2008 at 4:50 AM

oop! try some more aspects of your life in Leuven "while your mom is there".

October 4, 2008 at 4:52 AM

tenshi - be glad it's hot. cold is TOO COLD.

老爸 - I think we've got most aspects of life covered - groceries, bus, train, laundry ... can't think of anything else.

October 5, 2008 at 5:55 PM

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