{"id":126,"date":"2006-04-30T15:34:01","date_gmt":"2006-04-30T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=126"},"modified":"2013-08-26T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T16:55:53","slug":"4-countries-in-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"4 countries in 10 days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Belgium and New York Album<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week, I made a business trip to the US for a training session. There are direct flights from South Africa, but in this case, the timing of these flights was such that I would have ended up back in South Africa after the last flight to East London would have left. With other words, I would have been stuck for a night at Johannesburg, which was not a very nice prospect. I therefore opted to fly over London and make a sidetrip to Belgium for a couple of days, visiting family and friends.<\/p>\n

The trip was long, covering 4 countries in 10 days. The first night I flew to London and then from there to Belgium. You find some of the pictures of people and places I visited in Belgium in the gallery.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, I flew back to London and from there to the US. Sunday was my birthday AND Easter, so a good occasion for doing something special. I went into New York and went to the Easter Parade<\/a>. At this parade, people wear fancy hats, anything from a nice sunday hat to extreme hats made from real plants. Have a look at the pictures and see!<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, I saw the Lion King show<\/a> on broadway. The show was great: the music was wonderful, the costumes innovative and fascinating and the whole experience amazing. Highly recommended, although very expensive ($120 per seat!). After the show, I visited central park, which was also a wonderful experience as the weather was fantastic.<\/p>\n

The following Wednesday, I flew back to the UK (overnight), visited the UK office (during the day) and then flew on to South Africa (overnight).<\/p>\n

What a trip … You can have a look at the pictures by clicking here<\/a> or on the picture on top.<\/p>\n

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