Globalisation is catching up with yr Indonesian friend who lives in Singapore, over Italian coffee and food in a German city. And then had a pee stop in Holland and now back for dinner in Belgium.
Sat, 8 Dec
The immigration police at the France-UK border has never seen an Indonesian before. So he called his friend to catch a glimpse of this rare Indonesienne sighting. If they stare 2 seconds longer, I'd charge them 2 Euros each.
Six hours later I arrived in Brussel. My friend Aki has the whole weekend planned for us. He straight away whisked me to snowy Cologne in the warmth of his Audi. We toured the Christmas markets, drank warm wine (Aki) and hot chocolates (just me) and checking out the Dom cathedral. It's beautiful at night. We then drove to snow-covered Dusseldorf. The temp was -10 degree at one point. I saw only white from our hotel room.
We explored the zentrum and discovered my new fave beverage - kinderpunsch!
We're back in Brussel by dinner time. He took me to old school Aux Armes de Bruxelles where I had the best vol-au-vent and kue semprong. Brussel's Christmas market is even better - the scent from the waffle stalls and hot fruit juices complement this 'warm' city. After sub-zero Germany, Brussel's 5 degree temp feels 'mild'.
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| Dusseldorf The red hat figurine remind me of my fave tale character - Noddy. |
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| I'm obsessed with that elf. I want it! |
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| Aki and busy mini bakers. |
