Au Revoir Belgique

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On our third day we moved even slower, knowing there would be little open in the morning. I found some breakfast at the food maker, one of the few open locations down the street with come croissants and a coffee riding around in our stomachs, we could venture off to see the sights of Brussels. We took the metro to the center of the city, and wandered around the Grand Place, taking pictures and milling about with the other tourists. We then dropped by to see the Manneken Pis, although he was not dressed up on this day. We wandered around a bit looking at the little shops and then went back to the Grand place for some food and and authentic Belgian Beer. We enjoyed a beer and some salami and cheese, and then had a strawberry ice cream sort of dish and a spiked coffee drink to warm ourselves back up.

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Yes it was a tourist trap, but the beer was tasty, and we needed a snack. On our way back to the hotel we dropped back in to the food maker for something to drink, and went to the hotel to rest up a bit. Finally we walked down our little restaurant street and found a brasserie where we ordered some tasty beers had a great meal and enjoyed our final night in Brussels. I finally sat down to the huge portion of Mussels and fries (Moules et Frites) that I'd seen everyone else eating since we'd gotten to town. They are just as good as advertised. The hotel was out of irons, so they did our ironing for us the next morning, and we took the train and a bus to Brussels airport. We got slightly less cozy first class seats on a 767 on the way home, but it was certainly more comfortable than the coach ride we took from D.C. to San Francisco.