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Europe Trip 2010


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It had been a long time coming: Visting Erik and Ana in Brussels and Hild visiting the family in Cornwall. Rob has managed to be back in Carbis Bay and Hayle on several occasions over the last few years.

Here are some photos we'd like to share with you.
First a quick visit to Brussels.
On the Eurostar. Just before we dip under the Channel. popping out of the tunnel in France.

It was our first time taking the Eurostar through the Chunnel... Here we are all excited and a bit nervous.
Then we saw the last bit of the UK and 20 minutes later - the first bit of France....
Around the town in Brussels. Maeken Pis. Fancy shopping street.

Around the town in Brussels: an old church we didn't write down the name of, Maneken Pis of course, and a nice fancy covered shopping street (handy in the drizzling rain).
One of the Gargoyles on Grand Place. Grand Place. Rob by the fountain in Parc de Bruxelles.

Around the town in Brussels: One of the gargoyles on Grand Place, Grand Place being set up for another event, and Rob at the fountain in Parc de Bruxelles.
Berlaymont. the arch in Jubelpark. Polish pipe organ.

Per usual we stop by to say hi to the European Commission in Berlaymont... then through the arch in Jubelpark only to find some obscure Polish exibit featuring a gigantic pipe organ fitted on the back of a truck... (say no more).
We found our end-point: a park. There was a nice bench to relax on. ... shame about the scary swans and other birds.

We found our end-point: a park. There was a nice bench to relax on... shame about the scary swans and other birds.
Snack-stop. A crepe. A cake.

On the way home we had deserved a quick snack... a cake and a crepe... and milkshakes yum.
Then a longer than usual stay in Carbis Bay...
Wilf's house in Hayle. Wilf on his couch in Hayle. Wilf taking us for a walk on the beach.

We went to visit Wilf in Hayle. Here is his house, the Wilf himself on his couch, and Wilf taking us for a walk on his beach.
Chysauster from the Air. A fire place??? A grindstone???

We went to explore the Chysauster Ancient Village (at least its ruins). Here is a birds-eye view, and what we saw from the ground, maybe a fire place and a grindstone???
What is this?. What is this?. What is this?.

While walking around we 'discovered' livingrooms, barns, bedrooms, bathrooms... well we let our imagination run wild.
Pretty flowers. Sheer drops! The home of the Ding Dongs?!

Ding Dongs! We saw everything from pretty flowers to sheer drops...
and as we left we saw the road which we can only assume would take us to the home of the Ding Dongs!?
Minack Theatre. Minack Theatre. Minack Theatre.

Finally we went to see a performance at the Minack Theatre. We missed the opportunity to see the Tempest with the best backdrop ever: the sea and nothing else. In stead we saw a restoration comedy named The Rover. Mistaken identity, drunkenness, false lovers, stolen trousers, all the elements of a farce were to be found in this 330 year old comedy.
It was a great trip and we hope it won't be so long until we see each other again.

Rob & Hild
September 2010
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