Author Archives: Hector

Hector’s Holländisch Hootenanny, a Brugge too far – Day 3

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Hector

A day on the Choo-Choo This was to be the sensible day.  A steam train journey in an obscure part of  South Belgium, Le Chemin de Fer du Bocq.  Ciney was the first port of call, there was nothing there.  … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Holländisch Hootenanny, a Brugge too far – Day 2

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Hector

A day trip Liege : Le  Vaudrée Crossing Belgium in a hurry one Saturday afternoon early in the 2000s, I was taken to Le Vaudrée at Angleur, a suburb of Liege.  This pub famously then, never closed.  It also sells … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Holländisch Hootenanny, a Brugge too far – Day 1

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Hector

The Namur Days This is officially the first day of the 2011 trip organised by Hector. The theme for this year’s Hector’s Horrible Holidays is Hector’s Holländisch Hootenanny, a Brugge too far. All will become clear in the next ten … Continue reading →

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One day in Berlin

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Hector

The perfect end to a Greek vacation… Prior to the reported and impressive Curry-Heute at the Naveena Path, Hector and Marg had done the tourist thing. This did involve the most expensive of coffees, by volume, at the Hotel Maritim … Continue reading →

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A night out in Crawley

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Hector

The first part of the summer vacation, proper Yes, Hector and Marg sped back from Yorkshire, repacked their bags, and the very next day headed back to England.  This time the aeroplane took the strain.  Mr Stelios had brought our … Continue reading →

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The Biers of the Bradford Weekend

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Hector

Hector and Marg went tearing down the M74 as soon as the bell went. No Mahogany (Teachers’ New Year’ ) for us. Marg has a Vets hockey tournament in Sheffield, Hector was taking the opperchancity of maximising the Curry intake … Continue reading →

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Kölsch at Steve’s Command

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Hector

It was Steve who spotted the possibility of a two affordable nights in Köln courtesy of Mr Stelios. The problem was the timing of the flight, could we get from Helensburgh to Edinburgh Airport in time? With the ever dutiful … Continue reading →

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One day in Antwerp

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Hector

The first trip to Antwerpen, there shall certainly be more It is over an hour from Brugge, via Gent to Antwerpen. On arriving at the station one knew that this would be a city of taste. The station building is … Continue reading →

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Three Nights in Brugge

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Hector

Has it really been 5 years? The early rise to meet the 07.40 flight courtesy of Mr O’Leary to Charleroi is best forgotten. What cannot be forgotten is the increasingly nasty attitude of the dispatch staff at Edinburgh Airport who … Continue reading →

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