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Sunday in Turnhout
No, not “Dimanche a Bruxelles”! We didn’t stay in Brussels for long. First we slept in and then we had a quick breakfast, loaded our stuff into the car and checked out. The lady at the reception desk asked the question that must have been on the lips of all personnel in the hotel: “Are you a man or a woman?” Well, if that question is asked in a polite way, I see no reason to deny her an explanation. She was curious whether I would have to pay for my operation myself. She would have liked to have a breast augmentation herself, but the costs were a problem. In my case the cost will be refunded by the health insurance company. Unless of course the VU in Amsterdam will manage to delay my operation that much that it will be excluded from reimbursement before it is finally my turn…
We had planned to finish our stay in Brussels with a visit to the Atomium. But alas! From a long way away the Atomium didn’t look like it is supposed to look already. Some of the spheres were shiny, other were dull and yet others were translucent! That is not normal, is it?
The Atomium is closed for a restoration! We could not go in!
That is not a great ending of our short holiday, so we decide to go and have a look in Turnhout instead. And that turned out to be a real treat. Look at the beautiful railway station in Turnhout! And there was something special happening inside the railway station as well…
Fortunately there were no cars parked in front of the station. The sign on the right says parking is prohibited. And if you stop there to take someone to the train, the little sign below tells you to “Kiss once and then move on”!
Inside the station we found a train with ancient carriages.
But it became really interesting when we had walked to the far end of the train and we found a real steam engine that was being prepared for pulling this train!
Couple the engine to the train, steam up the kettle and go!!!
This was a very nice ending of a long weekend, that felt like a complete vacation to me. Great! It must have been five years ago that I had a real vacation!
By the way, it is a good thing this holiday was only for three days, because I am running terribly behind with my weblog. I want to start writing short entries again that pertain to the things that move me when they happen! But I felt I did have to write this elaborate report of our trip to Belgium for you!
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