Friendly Faces

Last week my former coworker was in town (Brussels) with her husband, so on Friday night we drove up there to meet them for dinner. We tried a wonderful little restaurant that her daughter recommended to us. Apparently they are famous for their beer ice cream, which only one of us was brave enough to order. Fortunately, Maureen was willing to share...and not only was it much better than it sounded, it was actually quite good! After dinner, we took a walk through Brussels to make Elizabeth see the Mannekin Pis. Now her life it complete, she's seen the two foot tall peeing statue that Brussels is so famous for. We also walked through the Grand Place at night, which was a first for us. I was so disappointed that none of us had our camera, as the main square is even more beautiful at night. Anyway, we shared stories about life here in Belgium and got some updates from back home. It was truly a wonderful evening, and it was so nice to see some friendly faces from home.

As we spoke, she told me about some of her favorite stories from this blog, and it occurred to me that lately we've only been reporting on our trips. It's probably more interesting to report on what day to day life is like here in Belgium. So, prepare yourselves for more frequent updates, and more stories of things outside of our trips.