Into France

Eric and I left Ellie and Dan at the Brussels airport, and set our sights on France.  We stopped for a little brunch of beer at the Scourmont Abbey, where Chimay Trappist beers are produced.  Eric had a miscommunication with the waitress, who spoke only French, and wound up with four beers instead of one,…

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Belgium

After the worst traffic that I have ever seen (and yes, it serves me right for renting a car in Europe, I know, I know) we made it to Brussels!  Ellie pointed out later that she expected our arrival to be delayed, because they could see the traffic from the air when flying in.  Dan…

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