The Roof of Belgium
My 49th birthday, a couple of days off, nice weather, bikes and a nice place to stay.
Life, work, family, it all got really busy but at the end of April we finally found somr free days to go on a little trip. We took our bikes on the train to Eupen and then cycled over the roof of Belgium to a little town called Malmedy. Our first plan was to do some camping but with the weather being unpredictable all year, we opted for the cosy Daft hotel, a boutique hotel and recording studio. Don’t worry, I didn’t record anything but my rides on Strava but Milow was. We were a bit afraid that the hotel would be a bit too “hipster” for our liking, but although it is hip, we really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere.
Turned out that Tom, Milow’s guitar player, and I share the same birthday and age so we exchanged our improvised birthday cakes.
Apart from a couple of pretty spicy gravel rides, we also visited the Martin Parr expo in a nearby town. We really enjoyed this and it gave me a renewed appreciation for the photographer.
And before we knew it our stay was over. One last night around the campfire and e beautiful gravel ride back to the train station.
