Saturday, July 19, 2008

Florennes, Belgium

I spent a total of 3 weeks in Florennes for a CSAR exercise and a training program. We stayed one week in Dinant,where the saxophone was invented. The second week we stayed in Dinant, but at a hotel set back in the woods with nature trails, but no access to the downtown bars and restaurants. The third week we stayed on base, by far the worst! It was night flying and we landed really late, then stayed up drinking beer and visting. We went to bed probably around 1 a.m. and the mowing started promptly at 7!! Let's just say we were not well rested that night to fly.
JD and Sean at the Ibis hotel having a quick drink before dinner. The Ibis is right downtown Dinant overlooking the canal and old monastary type building across the canal. It was gorgeous and I will definitely be staying there again.
Peter, Ioannis, Sean, JD and Axl at dinner at the Mercure. This hotel was beautiful and I had a room with a balcony overlooking the grounds. It was our shortest of the three trips unfortunately, but Letitia and I did get one nature walk in before we left.

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