BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- May 18, 2006Early train to Brussels - only reservation I could get was for 07:25. Up all night the night before, so walked around today in a cloud (literally and figuratively) -- yes, the rain is following me!
Wandered the Grand Place, flanked with enormous and elaborately decorated guild houses, frosted with gold. Ate a leisurely breakfast of Belgian waffles with whipped cream and strawberries. Sampled some real Belgian chocolate -- yes, it really IS the best in the world!!Ducked into a cathedral to wait out the rain, ended up nodding off! Met Manuel, my host for 2 nights, and drove to his flat, where I was met by an Australian couple, Kelly and Tim, also staying with Manuel for one night. Big dinner with all of us and 3 other friends. On the menu: traditional Portuguese salted cod and Chinese noodles :)
~Melanie
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