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October 12 Brussels-CDG-USA
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Up early for our journey home. Carolyn called an Uber for the airport. 18 minutes wait. We get our now heavy bags down the long stairs to the street, set the house alarm, and stand by the road. The car… Continue reading
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October 11 Brussels
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Top of my list for our last day in Brussels was a tour of the Magritte Museum. It had been closed and reopened just a few days ago. I expected to see a lot of Magritte paintings and was surprised… Continue reading
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October 10 Antwerp
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We were ambivalent about going to Antwerp but I am so glad we decided to go. The city has the same lovely central square as other Belgian cities with magnificent town halls and guild buildings. But the layout is more… Continue reading
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October 9 Brussels
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From the beginning Carolyn wanted to do 2 things: eat mussels and visit the EU Parliament. RS suggest going to the government building on a weekday when there might be action in the parliament so we chose Monday. We saw… Continue reading
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October 8 Ghent
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Alternating days in town (Brussels) with days out of town, a day trip to Ghent was perfect. As seniors only $8 round trip on the regional train, Very easy since it was the same direction as the train to Bruges.… Continue reading
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October 7 Brussels
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Belgium is known for Art Nouveau and this year there is a festival with openings of otherwise private places. Today we visited two Victor Horta sights. A house he built for someone else – Hotel van Eetvelde – and his… Continue reading
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October 5-6 Bruges
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Bernadette had told me that she would like to visit Bruges and Carolyn thought that it warranted an overnight. Bernadette only had 3 nights with us (Oct 4-7) so we planned to go on the 5th. However, after dinner her… Continue reading
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October 3-4 Brussels
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Carolyn and I came to Brussels from Paris on the 3rd. Navigated Gare du Nord in Paris, Brussels-Midi, and the Brussels metro to arrive about 3 at Stephanie Hardy’s house. Stephanie is sister to Daniel who is married to Monika… Continue reading
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