Sunday, July 17, 2011

Better late than never

First of all, sorry that the name of my blog is also the name of this blog entry. I don't know how to fix it/ I can't be bothered to click a few buttons and look. Later, later.

So I'm currently also writing another blog which is published on the school website. I thought I would just be able to share it with everyone... but it turns out that it is SUPER boring because it has to be very PG. Thus, I'm writing this new one. I'm going to now attempt summarize the last week in one entry. And I think we all know what that means: Bullet points!!

First two days of Belgium
  • Accidently walked through red light district to get to my hostel. 
  • Got a Belgian waffle and oh my lordy it was more than I had ever dreamed and more. I will never go back to funnel cakes. 
  • Toured the European Commission & European Parliament. It was interesting to me but probably no one else so I'm not writing about it. If you feel an overwhelming urge to hear about the Lisbon Treaty and the economic ramifications of the euro zone, we can talk later.  
  • Toured downtown Brussels and saw awesome murals all over. A-like so:

Two days in Luxembourg:
  • Embarrassed constantly by small children who speak 4+ languages more than me. 
  • Flicked off by two old men who were mad that we were standing in their way. (separeate occasions)
  • Food poisoning in McDonalds. EVERYONE BOYCOTT LUXEMBOURG MCDONALDS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. Their manager is rude. 
  • Went out for 21st birthday at a dive bar. An old man with about 5 teeth let his dog roam free in the bar. It was awesome. 
  • Saw Harry Potter TWO DAYS before anyone else. Hi, I'm kind of a big deal. The only downside? It was subtitled with Dutch and French so the words took up half the screen.
  • Observed a head shop in Luxembourg in which they were ACTIVELY growing pot. I don't know if they were selling it... we were too scared to go inside. This was in the middle of a shopping mall:

While we collectively gasped and clutched at our pearls, the Luxembourgians looked at us like we were waaay too uptight.

fin.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go wash my underwear in the sink. The nearest laundromat is 20 blocks away and I'm hitting sheer desperados. 


2 comments:

  1. Would you believe a lecture during driver's ed at York High included the nuances of "flick" versus "flip"? A la "You flick boogers, you flip the bird". I'm still not convinced.

    Also, I'm so glad you got to see HP7 for your birthday!

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  2. Saw it again today!! I regret nothing.

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