After the morning-afternoon sightseeing + visiting the Malaysian embassy,
we took some rests at the hotel,
and then went out again....
We needed to buy a backpack for Arne,
because he needed it for his trip back to Norway...
The shopping did not take us much time,
as we could,
for the first time buying a backpack without thinking much
about the price (Insurance covered).
We walked around the shopping areas
just to fill up the time before we could go for a buffet dinner...
The buffet dinner
was at this Restaurant Kabuki,
and I would say is was really worth the money!!
Besides warm dishes,
one can also pick raw ingredients, vegetables
and let them make Mongolian BBQ!
After the great dinner,
we walked around the city center
and noticed lots of "interesting" shops...
and breathtaking architecture....
but the tourist attractions are really just in a small area
in the city center.
So all of a sudden,
we ended up at the Grand Place again...
but this time since we left from another exit,
so we managed to see the bronze statue of Everard 't Serclaes
The myth about it is that
one gets good luck after touching it!
Although we did not touch the statue like other people did,
we did have some good luck the next day.
We started the day with going to the Malaysian embassy again...
and with lots of stress
plus lots of luck,
I managed to get my emergency passport on time,
Arne got a better deal for his flight ticket back to Norway,
and we arrived at the airport on time (with taxi)!
After dropping Arne at airport,
I went back to the "nightmare"
train station using train...
and was ready for my
"adventurous" alone trip,
which I had not done for yearssss!
Taking Eurostar train
from Brussels to London
was actually pretty much like taking a flight,
with duty free before departure,
big designated waiting area,
like waiting area at a gate,
and not to forget a "platform" for in-checking and boarding.
The train from Brussels to London
took around two hours,
and it drove across the Belgium - France border.
We stopped at
one city at France
(I think is Calais)
before entering the underwater tunnel...
and after being 10 minutes
in the tunnel,
we "popped" out in UK!
Precisely, Folkestone!
and just around an hour from Folkestone,
I arrived at St. Pancras!
To be continued...
XOXO
-Bong-
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