September 2015
Another great trip.
We flew out of Southend Airport, which felt like a provincial New Zealand airport rather than an international London airport. We touched down around 9pm and caught the train in to the city. Our accommodation was pretty impressive - a full, modern apartment to ourselves - booked again through AirBnB.
Our hosts had left stroopwaffels for us but we thought we'd need something a bit more substantial - so we ventured out in the pouring rain. On the way we actually saw a cyclist being hit by a car at some speed - luckily the cyclist was ok but his bike looked to have bit of a dent in it. The only food place open at 11pm was a kebab-type establishment - but our late night pizzas were surprisingly good.
The next day, after a 15 minute walk to the central city we started our walking tour at 10am. It was a good and informative tour, but not quite as good as the one in Brussels.
