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Brave New World
... and walked further down Marche aux Herbes to the Belgian Stock Exchange or Beurs. They had two large lions guarding the gates just like Phi Mu back in Atlanta <3. Too bad, no one was around to help me pop a quat in front of the lions. If it was a little warmer, I would've grabbed a waffle sat down and watched the traffic go by, but it was WAY too cold to stop. So, I moved on.
My next stop was the Museum area around the Royal Palace and Royal Gardens. ...
On the Pis
My mother always taught me that before you judge a person, you should walk a mile in their shoes. Accordingly, I am sitting in judgement of my mother whose shoes I have been wearing all day. After talking her into the barefoot vivos that have given her blisters, I have agreed to break them in for her, so convinced am I of their virtues (and to appease my guilt at making mum walk all day - she wants to run, but I insist she walks!). I will go on wearing them until ...
Chocolate... Belgium!
... Knickknacks. I don't know because spell check won't tell me.... In the late afternoon we went to a restaurant and ordered some beer. Nonalcoholic for me (which tasted like old water) and criek for my mom. It's a cherry flavored beer that is popular in Belgium. In the evening we just walked around enjoying the beauty. We ate dinner in the market square and had some fantastic ice cream on Belgian waffles at Laurenzino. I totally recommend that place... ...
Departure
14:40-15:35: Brussels --> Frankfurt
18:30-11:10(+1 day): Frankfurt --> Nanjing
It just stopped raining before I set off, still thanks to Petra for sending me to the bus stop. My luggage was overweight (around 26.8kg) at the airport, so I had to take the extra bag with me, otherwise I needed to pay 150 euro.
The flight went well and it arrived on time in Najing. My dad and his wife were waiting for me at ...
Marc's Wrap Up
... about the student protests in London. Our hotel was only a block from Trafalgar Square and about 4 blocks from the Parliament area. Just over two weeks ago we were walking around those areas with amazement; yesterday there were protesters starting fires. Also, parts of France are shut down because of snowfall. Glad we aren't there now!
I just read Jake's entry to this blog. It's neat talking to him about what we saw and then reading ...


