A choice?

[Gwylan]

Mmm, why on earth would you go to Belgium? Oh, hang on ...

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In the interests of full disclosure, the Westvleteren pic was in Portishead, but the point still stands

Well I lived there a long time. Enjoyed the beer and a lot of other stuff about the country.
On reflection I wonder why I declined taking nationality.
The irony is that my great great grandfather was an economic migrant from Belgian who took on British nationality.

 

[Gwylan]

No comment on your trip, but I've never understood this thing about researching the family tree.

You haven't got the family fortune, you're not entitled to any of it and it makes chuff all difference if your great, great, great, great grand daddy was a king, a peasant or a triple murdering bigamist! I'm sure there are better things to do with your spare time and resources?

Just knowing where I came from. Also some of the things in my background that were never discussed or explained to me

 

[Gwylan]

Has Senior Management not left you a long list of jobs?

A weakness I'm exploiting.

 

[Rusty Nails]

My aunt was very religious and did some work on researching her family history. She was most embarrassed to find her great grandfather ran a brothel in Dudley and never talked again about that side of the family history.

 

[HLaB]

The irony is that my great great grandfather was an economic migrant from Belgian who took on British nationality.

Hercule Poirot?

 

[Gwylan]

Hercule Poirot?

The other way.
Came from Belgium to Swansea to work as a tinsmith making pewter.

 

[HLaB]

My aunt was very religious and did some work on researching her family history. She was most embarrassed to find her great grandfather ran a brothel in Dudley and never talked again about that side of the family history.

Whilst I'm sorry for her that made me laugh, sorry!

 

[HLaB]

The other way.
Came from Belgium to Swansea to work as a tinsmith making pewter.

Similar direction then, he came from Belgium to a place by the sea (but in England)

 

[Mike Ayling]

I have a week at the end of February when I will be unsupervised.
My choices are
Do nothing and skulk around the house
Take my bike on the train to Swansea and research my family tree. That will oblige me to make contact with relatives I would not recognise.
Train to Dover, take the ferry to Calais and cycle along the coast up to Ostend then train to Liege and research the Belgian bit if my family tree.

Interestingly the ferry, with my bike is cheaper than the train to Swansea.
Also in Belgium pensioners get a really good deal on trains.

#3 obviously!

 

[Emanresu]

Another one for leaving the country ... simply because its an election year. 10 more months of playground stuff with the country no further forward. Have 4 trips planned (1 down and 3 to go) simply to keep my sanity and sculpted physique.

 

[Gwylan]

Going abroad is the most attractive option. Even if only for a week.
Have realised it will start the 90/ 180 counter again.
The management and I will be out of synch again.
Decisions, decisions

 

[Gwylan]

To buy a new shirt?

C&A can be good value

 

[Gwylan]

Moving on. Belgium won, well moules frites, beer. No trainer really.

Keeping stumm about plans and researching my kit list.
Intend to hotel it, blow the expense.

So suggested sensible, must have items awaited from the panel.

 

[Emanresu]

Bruges? Always liked Bruges and may try to get there again (by bike this time.)

 

[Rusty Nails]

Moving on. Belgium won, well moules frites, beer. No trainer really.

Choice of footwear aside, you could have been tucking into laverbread, cockles and Tomos Watkin beer in Swansea