Yesterday after Simon got home we went for a walk around Turnhout he showed me the old castle that's now become a court house, we went and picked up my first batch of postcards and then headed to the grocery store to get stamps and some soy milk for myself; I thought it was funny how in Canada every label is written in two languages here most labels have three or four, French, German, Dutch and sometimes English. During our little walk we stopped at a little tavern where I learned the differenece between ordering water in Canada and ordering water in Belgium; in Canada when you ask for a glass of water they bring you a glass of non-carbonated water with ice in Belgium they bring you room temperature carbonated water. It seems like they don't like their food and drinks as cold as we do in Canada. After our walk we decided to figure out what to do about me heading home since my I have to be at the airport at 8:00 am for my flight in London; so we decided to spend the night in London at a hostel, after Iinformed Simon that I love museums we decided maybe two days were best that way we could explore London a little bit before I had to come home, we found a really nice hostel in downtown London close to the trainstation we both need that was having a bed sale, we ended up booking two beds in an 8-10 bed dorm and the hostel has no curfew and a pub attached so I guess we'll see just how much sleep I get those two nights. After booking the hostel we watched Pride and Prejudice and I fell asleep halfway through the movie since I was still so tired.
Day 7 (July 7, 2009)
I woke up a little late this morning (around 11) and then dashed downstairs for breakfast - I dont think I mentioned how their house is set up, it's a bit strange. They live in almost a boarding house owned by the company Simon's mom works for so she loks qfter the house and they get to live there. Their living room and kitchen are ajoined and are on the second floor as well as the bathroom is on the second floor, Simon and his mom's rooms are located next to each other on the fourth floor, each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom (with no doors, Nathan would probably be appalled) and in the bathroom is a sink and mirror and gigantic tub but no toilet. So when I have to pee at 4 in the morning I have to sneak down two flights of creaky antique stairs trying not to wake Simon, his mom or any of the female students living in the oarding house. - we had breakfast, mine consisted of Corn Flakes (as they were the only cereal I recognized), soy milk and cranberry juice and then Simon and I came upstairs to try and figure out how we're getting to London on the 15th, the train was unbelievably expensive that day so we're flying to London City Airport instead so this is what it will look like for us to get from his house to our hostel in London:
1. Walk to the Turhout train terminal
2. Take the train to Antwerp airport
3. Fly 1 hour from the Antwerp airport to the London City Airport
4. Catch the DLR from London City Airport to Canningtown DLR Station
5.Take the Tube from the Canningtown DLR Station to the Greenpark Underground station
6. Take the Tube from the Greenpark Underground Station to the King's Cross/St. Pancras Underground Station
7. Walk two blocks to the hostel
Luckily the hostel is close to the King's Cross train station that offers a direct 1 hour train to Gatwick airport so I'll have no problems catching my flight home.
Now that that's all taken care of we're off to mail my first batch of postcards and then we're probably going to see the old convent, I here its where all the wicked parties happen!
Statue by the Courthouse
Little Italy
Castle/ Courthouse
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