If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

[WalkinRon]

I decided at a young age that I'd rather be a traveler than a tourist.

I wish to sincerely thank this amazing community for helping me along on my path. From the start I was interested in how we can begin by discussing our backpack and end up considering the unnecessary baggage that we all carry around every day. I might ask a question about my shoes or a train, for example, and the folks here do know the practical facts but also give a little more--extra--valuable information! I really appreciate this.

I'm often reminded, even at my advanced age, that I don't even know what I don't know. Of course, we all take in this valuable information at our own speed. We follow our path step by step. If I ever catch myself thinking: "just answer the question", I remind myself to always keep an open mind and accept any and all information in the spirit in which it is given. So again, thank you all... I've learned so much and I know I still have a lot to learn!

As wonderful as my first Camino was, I know my second one will be even better!

And, yes, I'm proud to be one of the cranky old people.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

I have a question for you, what do you mean by

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.​

 

[Albertinho]

I have a question for you, what do you mean by

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.​

I know the quote from tourists on eg cruiseships
once cruising you get an itinerary which shows you the ports of call every day.
so sailing from Puerto Mont in Argentina on a monday , next day arriving at the Falklands, I heard somebody saying “ today is Tuesday, this must be the Falklands. Obviously the person had no itinerary present but concluded that the tuesday belonged to the Falklands
I love it

 

[Bradypus]

I have a question for you, what do you mean by

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.​

I thought that @WalkinRon was probably referring to this 1960s film: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_It's_Tuesday,_This_Must_Be_Belgium

 

[SabsP]

Whatever the reference : Belgium is a great country .
We even have some wonderful Caminos. Not forgetting great pubs and restaurants.
And if you love Leon and Burgos then you will love Antwerp, Gent or Mechelen .

 

[Bradypus]

We even have some wonderful Caminos. Not forgetting great pubs and restaurants.

And some of the strangest and best beers ever!

 

[SabsP]

And some of the strangest and best beers ever!

My evergrowing list of suggestions is available through pm...

 

[VNwalking]

Frites.


And having walked the Via Monastica, I can vouch for one of it's caminos. Very nice indeed.

 

[Albertinho]

I thought that @WalkinRon was probably referring to this 1960s film: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_It's_Tuesday,_This_Must_Be_Belgium

Reminds me that some tourist ( the moderators will give me a yellow card when I mention which country) ,arriving in Amsterdam , ask
” is Amsterdam the capital of Copenhagen

 

[K_Lynn]

I used that quote "If it's Tuesday...." several times when I walked 2 years ago. I found after Pamplona it all became a blur. Where was I yesterday? Where am I going to today? At times I felt I had entered a Twilight Zone of ever changing but still the same loop of towns and villages. Had I suddenly developed dementia or amnesia? I do know that I developed a desire to return to Camino almost as soon as I stopped walking.

As for other quotes, I frequently use "It must be Thursday. ... I never could get the hang of Thursdays" For some reason very few people recognize that line from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Buen Camino!

 

[DoughnutANZ]

Whatever the reference : Belgium is a great country .
We even have some wonderful Caminos. Not forgetting great pubs and restaurants.
And if you love Leon and Burgos then you will love Antwerp, Gent or Mechelen .

Also has some very nice chocolates and beer.

 

[David Tallan]

Whatever the reference : Belgium is a great country .
We even have some wonderful Caminos. Not forgetting great pubs and restaurants.
And if you love Leon and Burgos then you will love Antwerp, Gent or Mechelen .

Also has some very nice chocolates and beer.

And some very nice people.

 

[La Rubia]

I was in Dinant in December, having a drink at a local place overlooking the river before we headed out to explore, and looked down, and there was a Camino sign! And since I was with two of the people with whom I'd walked my latest Camino, of course we had to take a picture. So now it's on our "someday" list.

 

[makingtrax]

I thought that @WalkinRon was probably referring to this 1960s film: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_It's_Tuesday,_This_Must_Be_Belgium

Irrelevant I know, but I loved this movie so much in 1976 when I viewed it that when my son left home I finally became a tour guide in 2001....

 

[Cathywatson]

Irrelevant I know, but I loved this movie so much in 1976 when I viewed it that when my son left home I finally became a tour guide in 2001....

Still one of my favorite movies!