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July 2015: Belgium

On the way to Maria's conference in London, we visited Belgium for a few days. Highlights: visiting the Musee Herge outside Brussels, bicycling in Bruges, touring a brewery, and riding the trains.
View from our Brussels hotel room
View from our Brussels hotel room		 Simon prefers the swanky lobby
Simon prefers the swanky lobby		 Belgium has lots of good chocoloate
Belgium has lots of good chocoloate		 An evening stroll
An evening stroll
Simon with street mural
Simon with street mural		 Matt with the famous irreverent statue
Matt with the famous irreverent statue		 Old city wall
Old city wall		 Every storefront on this street sells chocolate
Every storefront on this street sells chocolate
Dinner at a brasserie
Dinner at a brasserie		 National delicacy: mussels
National delicacy: mussels		 Simon has an omelette
Simon has an omelette		 The pickle is more sour than expected
The pickle is more sour than expected
The main square
The main square		 Ornate carvings
Ornate carvings		 This guy is holding an elephant tusk
This guy is holding an elephant tusk		 Street scene
Street scene
My eye is inexplicably drawn to the bowling sign
My eye is inexplicably drawn to the "bowling" sign		 Sunset on our first day
Sunset on our first day		 Second day: train to the Tintin museum
Second day: train to the Tintin museum		 Simon is excited
Simon is excited
Running down to the entrance
Running down to the entrance		 Simon is sad he can't read French
Simon is sad he can't read French		 But excited to be here
But excited to be here		 In elevator with (English) audio guide
In elevator with (English) audio guide
Main atrium of the museum
Main atrium of the museum		 Simon with Tintin and Snowy
Simon with Tintin and Snowy		 Selfie with Tintin
Selfie with Tintin		 Sampling Belgian beers
Sampling Belgian beers
Matt's favorite appetizer ever
Matt's favorite appetizer ever		 He would like three more of these, please
He would like three more of these, please		 Back in Brussels, at the European parliament
Back in Brussels, at the European parliament		 We all like this statue
We all like this statue
Lady Europe with flags
Lady Europe with flags		 European parliament building
European parliament building		 Algae-covered pond, with ducks
Algae-covered pond, with ducks		 At the main square
At the main square
Another train ride, to Bruges
Another train ride, to Bruges		 Biggest bike rack I've ever seen, as viewed from the Ghent train station
Biggest bike rack I've ever seen, as viewed from the Ghent train station		 Central Bruges
Central Bruges		 At the Henri Maes brewery
At the Henri Maes brewery
We went to the Tintin museum, so now you're touring this brewery with us, kid.
"We went to the Tintin museum, so now you're touring this brewery with us, kid."		 Fermentation vats
Fermentation vats		 Dried hops
Dried hops		 On top of the brewery
On top of the brewery
Downstairs in the restaurant
Downstairs in the restaurant		 Maria likes Belgium
Maria likes Belgium		 Simon is not OK with arugula on his euro-pizza
Simon is not OK with arugula on his euro-pizza		 Land of many languages
Land of many languages
In the Bruges bell tower
In the Bruges bell tower		 We climbed 300+ steps to get this view
We climbed 300+ steps to get this view		 The descent
The descent		 Why don't we have bikes like this in America??
Why don't we have bikes like this in America??
Simon on rental bike
Simon on rental bike		 Exploring the roads outside of Bruges
Exploring the roads outside of Bruges		 Simon alongside the main canal
Simon alongside the main canal		 He likes riding a bike with gears
He likes riding a bike with gears
Happy boy
Happy boy		 Off the main road
Off the main road		 A country home
A country home		 Nice views from the bike path
Nice views from the bike path
Maria in the lead
Maria in the lead		 Simon races ahead
Simon races ahead		 Pit stop at a windmill
Pit stop at a windmill		 A mere 2km from the Netherlands border
A mere 2km from the Netherlands border
Simon exhausted after a big day
Simon exhausted after a big day		 So exhausted he fell over while asleep in his seat
So exhausted he fell over while asleep in his seat		 Back in Brussels, the comic-book museum has a Tintin section!
Back in Brussels, the comic-book museum has a Tintin section!		 Even Snowy has a space suit
Even Snowy has a space suit
Simon with Professor Calculus's moon rocket
Simon with Professor Calculus's moon rocket		 Simon as Sir Francis Haddock
Simon as Sir Francis Haddock		 Three Simons = three times the fun
Three Simons = three times the fun		 Simon on Thorgal's boat
Simon on Thorgal's boat
Simon in Smurf house
Simon in Smurf house		 Simon with an unidentified Smurf
Simon with an unidentified Smurf		 Lane guys with Tintin bust
Lane guys with Tintin bust		 Too bad Simon doesn't read French.
Too bad Simon doesn't read French.
Amazing tapestry in the metro station
Amazing tapestry in the metro station		 View from Bruxelles-Midi station
View from Bruxelles-Midi station		 On the train back to London
On the train back to London

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