Good day to you, from sunny Ypres. There are cats everywhere and the people give you free chocolate, we suggest you come visit. Ypres is a very picturesque city, with lots of old architecture which complement the beauty of this wonderful place. Jack says hi.
Today we were all fortunate to have a day off and explore this lovely location, seeing spectacular sights, doing some serious shopping and sampling scrumptious snacks (ie. chocolate, waffles, icecream.) We ourselves immediately ventured to the chocolate shop suggested by our friendly tour guide, Colin, and we were met with a warm welcome and a special offer. :D!
For some of us, the most important order of business was checking out the local clothing and shoe stores; with a few of us spending a little more than we should of (we're not going to name any here - Alison.) Often friends had to be waited upon as they gathered several articles of clothing to be purchased. Hopefully they have enough room in their suitcases, considering we've got Turkey yet to come.
After we had our lunch, some of us decided to go to the Cloth Hall (directly across from our hotel) and take a look at the In Flanders Fields exhibit inside. From then on, we were still given a free rein till the late afternoon. The dinner to follow was rather splendid.
Overall, the decision is unanimous that Ypres is an ideal place to visit and is certainly somewhere we'd see ourselves again. :)
Notice to parents/guardians: Please be aware that phones on the Telstra Pre-paid network are unable to connect to Belgian networks - we are unable to reply to any messages you might be sending. Until Friday, we will be in touch once again by the time we hit Turkey. We love you all though! :D!!
- Kim and Goya. ^_^
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Greetings to you all. Fantastic to read about your adventures and see your smiling faces in the photos. We look forward to seeing and hearing more about your amazing jouney. Travel safe.
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Hello to all! Great to be able to keep track of your tour progress. For those who have not travelled overseas before I hope you are enjoying yourselves and are planning to travel again in the future! Looking forward to the next instalment of the blog.
ReplyDeleteCheers! Nina
Hey Kim and Goya!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great narration nd stuff XD haha, and hi Jack!
how amazing it sounds! and chocolate? I'm in! :D
It sounds asthough you all are settling in nicely to this particular destination, not too much we hope haha.
Not long to go till Saturday guys! I bet youre all excited about that. I'm sure everyone will be watching our coverage for you.
Thankyou so much for the updates also its almost like we're there withyou. Just brilliant!!
look forward to hearing more from you soon :D
xxx Jacey
:D Putting Ypres on my to-see list. So the chocolate is that good eh? Miss you guys bunches!
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