Monday, April 27, 2009

Chocolate, Waffles and Beer




Welcome to Belgium!

I am reporting live from Sambreville, Namur, Belgium. It’s gorgeous – I’m loving every minute of the riding and also the hanging out.

Life has kept me on my toes as the airlines busted my frame on the way over here. Nothing like a little bit of adversity while you’re trying to get over jet lag. I haven’t yet had time to have a memorial service for my Trek frame as of yet as I’ve been too busy trying to manhandle the airlines (Lufthansa to be exact) to try to get some cash out of them – but in the meantime I’ve been riding the National team spare bike…very lucky they had it over here – whew!

Other than that we’ve been hanging out in our team apartment for the week (complete with internet poaching that requires us to sit on the curb across the street) before we head to Luxembourg to race on Friday. The riding has been picturesque – including our hill intervals up the Citadelle in Namur this afternoon. I haven’t been feeling terribly chirpy between the cold that I contracted just before I left and the jet lag – but it’s coming around!

The roads in Europe have proved to be everything I had dreamed of – plus a little wind (or a lot of wind as the case may be). I figure with the bike and such (oh yeah my matteress is actually patio furniture – not sure why I chose THAT bed!), I hope I’m getting my bad luck for the trip out of the way.

Tomorrow’s a recovery day and I think we’re going to venture into town to find us some world-famous Belgium chocolate…I’m sure that it won’t disappoint. I mean they have chocolate in EVERYTHING (especially if it’s a breakfast cereal) so it must be good chocolate!!!

Until next time!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Definitely try the All-Bran Choco cereal! I love this cereal and look forward to it everytime we visit Belgium for cyclo-cross.

vicki
(whose husband Marc is racing with Chris on Ride with Rendall...)

Lisa said...

Can you have some of those Liege Waffles? They have sugar infused in them. So awesome. Sorry I missed talking to you before you left. Kick ASS.

Anonymous said...

JT
Don't forget the French Fries...I swear they should have called those things Belgian Fries! Get them in the newspaper cone and with curry mayo. miam miam.

AM

Anonymous said...

Funny that you only consume two of the three things in the title.
I'm still holding out hope on the later.
Love you
Chris