BELGIUM

We left England, went by the White Cliffs of Dover, and crossed the

English Channel.  I had recently read "D-Day" by Stephen Ambrose.

We were very near where the whole invasion took place.

They actually have D-Day tours.  I really want to go back and see the

areas where so many valiant Americans, Canadians, and British

fought for freedom!  Some day.  Anyway, we landed in Calais, France,

and were soon in Belgium.  We stayed in Brussels.  It was

a nice place.  We spent some time at Grand' Place.


Grand Place

Grand' Place was pretty cool.  Its a neat area.  Lisa and I were anxious to get down to business
and try the famous Belgian chocolates.  Our tour guide said the best place (and her favorite)
is Godivas.  We laughed as we have those in the US.  We decided to walk down
some of the streets and try some of the local truffles.  WOW, they were good.

Grand Place

I think we found the chocolates somewhere down this street.  Lisa and I went out every night to sample  the local fare - chocolates, beer, food, etc.  YUM!

Grand Place

Hey, there's Lisa again.  Unfortunately, the camera doesn't always do justice.  Notice the building doesn't fit in the image.  Plus, some of the breathtaking things just seem nice in the photos.

Grand Place

The rest of the building.


Near the Grand' Place is a famous little statue.  It was pretty funny, so I  will include two pictures of it :-)

Mannekin Pis

Hey, what's that little feller doing behind Lisa?

Mannekin Pis

How amusing.  A statue called Mannekin Pis.  Its a little boy taking a constant wiz.


We drove by the Palace, but did not stop.  I thought it looked nice, so that
night, Lisa and I went for a long stroll to find it.  It started to rain  before we got back, so we got a little wet.  But, the mission was accomplished and we found it.

Royal Palace

Once again, must be nice to have your own palace.  This is the Royal Palace.


Well, that about does it for Belgium.  Head back to the main page, and pick a new  country.  Don't give up now, we are just getting started.  Wait, wait, before you go, check out the kid wizzing again. :-)

Ok, had enough of a laugh, go back and pick another country now:

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