Auberge Du Pere Boigelot
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Belgium
... many giant mussels, fries, and Brussels sprouts all artistically decorated. It was a beautiful park and so every interesting designs. One artist used mussels to follow the veins of the Brussel sprout it was really very cool. Eventually carol was hungry so we stopped at a popular fast food place they had fries and various fried meats. We shared a water and some fries then continued our walk. I wanted to try some Belgium chocolate and not Godiva :) so we went to ...
Monday Night Football... European Style
... at the Brussels rail station, I went to the Visitor Information booth and bought a map of the area. They pointed me in the right direction of Grand Place. Got all they way out of the station before I got lost! Got to the first intersection and I could not find a street sign! So I asked somebody passing by who directed me back next to the train station to take the tram. After a few false starts (since the ticket machine would not accept credit cards) I finally ...
Euro stars
... the Galleries Royals St Hubert, a famous 19th century shopping centre where I once performed in a choir... or behind the choir... without them really knowing... or approving. We were so overcome by the splendour of the place that we accidentally fell into a chocolate shop! Next thing we knew, we were back in the arcade, giggling over a bag of chocolates!
Freshly energised, we decided to return to the Grand Place to see it lit up ...
Maya's arrival and birthday
... the Grand Place at a typical Belgium restaurant recommended by the hotel. I had mushrooms on toast, which were exactly that...big whole sautéed mushrooms on a piece of toast! They were delicious! Morry had steak frites, the latter of which were disappointing, considering! Maya had Stoemp (mashed potatoes with spinach and bacon) with fried eggs on top. We headed back to the hotel, the rain had finally stopped, and made an early night of ...
BEERgium
... along with frites (code word for eating more fries) - Belgiums other signature dish. It was fricken fantastic.
The most exciting part of the trip was heading to the Delerium Bar - a huge rustic beer bar with more than 2000 beers. The menu was literally a phone book. Kara put her Sunset skills and beer snobbery to the test - picking selections for her and Meg. There were live bands, scrumptious belgian beers, and locals and toursits alike. ...