Ikas90

Paris was a beauty! I made my way here from Brussels by three different trains; the first stopping at Tournai, the next at Lille, and from Lille, I would board the high-speed TGV to Paris. I must say the TGV was insanely fast. It was like a plane, travelling across the ground. Journey time from Lille to Paris was only one hour. My first hostel was at Lamarck Caulaincourt, a beautiful part of the city, with stairs aligned with gardens. I visited the Sacre-Coeur Basilica while here, when it was close to sundown. It was a pleasant and calm stroll around, and very relaxing. On day two and three I visited the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre galler

Brussels was a nice place. I noticed the French atmosphere as soon as I got here. One thing I definitely had to try here was the Belgian chocolate, which I ended up having too much of. The city centre was a pleasant sight, and one of the cathedrals reminded me of one of the Tomb Raider games. Yes, I am a Tomb Raider fan, incase you haven't figured that out yet. There was this one level in Angel of Darkness that looked pretty much just like the inside of this cathedral, and I couldn't help but be reminded. Another thing to note here, is that at my hostel, I was forced to use a French keyboard, which drove me nuts. I couldn't switch it to Eng

I only gave Amsterdam one day. I spent two in The Hague with my two friends, Mika and Mitch. So I didn't end up seeing all that much of Amsterdam. I walked around with a friend named Mylene, and just took in some of the sights. It was a fancy city, but not among my favourites. My next stop was Brussels. Unfortunately, I missed the train by literally a minute, and that meant I had to wait a whole another hour for the next.