Beautiful Belgium

Excuse the previous post. T'was a little filler whilst I went through my pictures from Belgium. I'll try and keep the holiday snaps to a minimum - no falling asleep at the back there!

How fast time flies!

Started off with a gig in Shepherd's Bush, which I'll post about separately. Suffice to say: my cousin rocks, much was drunk and life is rosy.

More on that later.

Some highlights covered in the video above: Ma and Ra on catnip. So entertaining we almost considered smoking it ourselves. 

Ra, the morning after the night before...
Off to rehab.

The beautiful White Cliffs of Dover also featured. We were lucky, it was a gorgeously clear day and they were stunning against the setting sun. It was Baltic out though, so I literally took a couple of snaps and ran back inside.

Kitty in the Snow

 
We had one day of extremely heavy snowfall whilst there. Sooo pretty. And plenty of play with wee Noah, whose world currently revolves around Bumba, Rastamouse and Tinga Tinga.

Cheeky Chappie

Due to work commitments, Cathryn and I were left to entertain ourselves on Valentine's Day. There was no getting away from it!

On Valentine's morning, Cathryn inadvertently managed to butter her chocolate spread in the shape of a heart! Subliminal or wot? Well, she had thrown over her boyfriend to be with us, so I guess it was to be expected.

Rwandan fertility idols - and Bob Marley.
Sort of the same thing, really.

Another blast from the past came in the form of Primus. Once upon a time, you could only get two types of beer in Rwanda: Mutzig or Primus. It became our staple diet. They used gas from Lake Kivu (one of the world's three 'exploding lakes') to bottle it and there's even a Primus boat that sails from Gisenyi to Chyangugu. Cathryn and I went to their 50 year anniversary bash at Amahoro stadium shortly before we left. Guma Guma - shake it, shake it.

Rwandan Primus
(Image courtesy of Ludovic Hirlimann)

Naturally, when we saw it on sale in a bar in Torhout, we simply had to strike a pose!

Love is in the air...

Relying on Cathryn's internal Irish GPS, we managed to find just about every bar in Torhout. Entertainingly, we even ended up in a Sapphic bar. How romantic! Très funky wallpaper...

Rasta Beer?

Caught the final of the Africa Cup. Went to penalties - nine of them!

The never ending football match! But well done Zambia.

Also well done to the person who invented the fresh bread vending machine. I love it! Why do we not have these? It's my new most favouritist invention.

Vending Machine for Fresh Bread!

Co-Pilot Percy Rabbit also got to meet up with his cousin. Returning to the place of his birth... Torhout mini mart.

Reunion: Percy (R) with Noah's Bunny (L)
Bought on the same day at same supermarket.

A lovely visit. Might not be long before we return, but therein lies another story. Will explain all shortly.

Murabeho - Tot Ziens - Au Revoir - Goodbye