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Travel Blogs from Brussels
Airline Retrieval Miracle in Brussels
... African Peace Facility in Brussels. He is recently married and they are expecting a baby in March. He has worked for NATO in Afghanistan and spent time in many exotic locations around the world, but is eager to hear about some of the places I have seen.
We are having such an animated conversation as we land and disembark that I do not realize I have left my Kindle in the seat pocket. It ...
Travel day
... we got an apartment, 2 bedrooms,2 baths. And a kitchen!!! And its down the street from a grocery store, it feels like heaven right now. :)
Tommorow we have a busy day in the city center, I will upload some pics in a few days!
Au'revoir!
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Heading home
... Just when it was getting to the good part, the movie went out. Sigh. I cannot remember the last time I cried at a movie, but I almost bawled over War Horse! Good film. If you have not seen it yet, I highly suggest it. Red Tails was fun. I always like a good WWII film. But this flight does not have Gogo, so I cannot look into seeing how close to reality it was.
Not looking forward to the next jaunt. A five hour flight ...
Brave New World
... to the Grand-Place area, and took some smaller side streets to get more accumulated to the area. While roaming the streets, I found some places that would be nice to sit and relax and read a book with coffee. And some places that would be fun at night... if I ever find someone to hang out with. lol. There were more people around today because it was Tuesday, and most museums are closed on Mondays. Also, I got my first real Belgian Waffle! I skipped past the ...
Touring Ghent and Brussels, our last day overseas
... trains are busily moving people in and out of downtown. All around the plaza are table side cafes, people lounging in the sun, and others busily racing from one location to another.
We find a shady spot (it is quite warm and I melt in the sun) at le Café Des Artes off the square. We asked for a beer menu and I even said 'karte’ and were brought two Jupiler Pils. When I tried to protest the young man left and another man came out with ...