Nice little weekend

Saturday was pretty rainy so we hung out around the house and had a bit of a West Wing marathon. There really is very little on TV here to watch, so the DVD's of TV shows are really fantastic for those times you just want to chill. For a break we drove around Mons a bit to find the car dealers. We're finding that our rental is getting pretty expensive and probably need to think about buying something. We were pretty impressed with some of the used cars and it seemed that the prices at the dealer may be better than the ones being sold on the base. They even include a one year warranty in the cost, which is very comforting over here. We are both nervous about the idea of breaking down so a warranty seems like a big deal. So we'll continue our research and try to make a deal soon.

Sunday was spectacular! Sunny, bright, warm, just a perfect spring day, so we decided to take a day trip to Ghent. Ghent is another major Belgian city about an hour and fifteen minutes from us. Of the cities we've been to so far Ghent has a more medieval feel, large churches and a castle. Because Bailey came with us Keith and I decided to just stroll around the city, but Bailey decided we wanted to be pulled around the city. We weren't really stressed about seeing anything specific, but more just wanted to take in the city. We figure it's the type of place we can head back to on any weekend. Bailey did sit pretty well with us at the cafe where we had lunch, but in general she was clearly overstimulated and was exhausting us so we headed home fairly early. It is certainly a city that we will be revisiting though.

After dropping Bailey off at the house we headed into Mons to hang out in the city for bit, the weather was just too nice to pass up a chance to relax at a cafe. I think we'd both be pretty happy to have a couple hours a weekend at a cafe become a routine.