Bruxelles, Belgium

Hey guys! Sorry we haven't been so great about posting lately. We've just been SUPER busy with really important things like Catan, Stress, and Rummi. Cut us some slack.

We took yesterday as a sort of off day. We were all tired, sore, and wounded (blisters) from a long day in Paris and took full advantage of our private, 3 star hotel room. After arriving in Belgium around noon we checked into our hotel, made a few quick stops for lunch and Belgian chocolate, and retired to our room until dinner. Back in the room, we partook in fun activities such as Catan, cards, and personal hygiene upkeep. It was our first time to do these things in s while (except for cards and Catan)!

We went with our hotel's recommendation for dinner and it was fantastic. We've pretty much unanimously decided that Belgian food is our favorite so far. After dinner the fun began. We decided to do our laundry in the bathtub to save money. Big mistake. 3 hours, a room full of wet clothes, and a flooded bathroom later, we had finished our work. We thought.

I will always remember how I woke up today :
Maria : Guys... we have a problem.
Not the most pleasant way to start your day. Turns out none of our clothes were dry. Bruised and beaten, we carried trashbags of wet clothes to the laundromat to dry them the right way.

After our battle with our laundry (a battle we will hopefully never fight again), our day really began. We had a lunch of Belgian waffles and free ice cream. Super healthy. Then we headed over to the EU headquarters. The EU headquarters was awesome! But there's no entry on weekends so we looked at the building for about 3 seconds and went to the park across the street. The park was beautiful and Maria found some nice flowers to look at. We also found a Belgian war museum in the park that we poked around for about an hour (Maria and I really enjoyed the interactive exhibits).

Because we love museums so much and have no money, we went to the free bank museum next (again, interactive exhibits, highly entertaining). We did not stay long, however, as we wanted to go to the vigil mass next door in St. Michael's cathedral. The cathedral was sick. The building itself was very old (gothic architecture : picture a taller, but smaller and brighter Notre Dame de Paris), but the inside (stained glass, organ, etc.) was all very modern. Mass was awesome, and we talked to the priest (nice man) for a minute afterwards. We ended our day with another fabulous (and cheap) dinner by the Grande Place and a long game of rummy.

Sorry if this post seemed rushed--I'm ready for bed :p Look on my FB wall for a video of our laundry adventure (if the stupid thing will ever post...)
TresAmi Love,
Daniel