Roaming Through Europe
Belgium 06/23/2010
From Austria we drove to an overnight stop in eastern France. Due to inclement weather and numerous road works en route, the journey took 10 hours! Needless to say we were exhausted, particularly Alan, who assumed most of the burden of the drive. We basically ate dinner, and then fell asleep almost immediately afterwards! The following day we continued our journey to Diest Belgium, where we would be welcomed by our friends Roger and Liliane. Along the way, however, we stopped at a French manufacturer of crystal that we had first visited during our NATO days. Vivienne purchased a small crystal "lapin" (rabbit). We eventually arrived in Diest at about 6 pm. Liliane had prepared a lovely dinner for us all, and we had an enjoyable evening on the balcony, chatting until late in the evening. The next day we all visited the nearby beautiful university city of Leuven. One of the first things you notice is the hundreds of bicycles! This is, of course, the primary means of transportation for all the students! The city has wonderful old buildings, such as the town hall, in front of which is the large market place, complete with cobblestones. Roger kindly treated us to a tour of the newly remodeled art museum, after which he and Liliane treated us to lunch in one of the local restaurants near the town hall. White asparagus was the order of the day for Liliane and Vivienne! The evening was spent at home, relaxing and chatting, and all too soon the time with our friends was over :(. The next morning we departed for a town in southern Belgium close to the site of the reinactment of the Battle of Waterloo, which was next in our plans. Unfortunately the weather forcast did not bode well; and we realized that we would need to retrieve the rain capes from our baggage! Comments Comments are closed. |
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