The kids are off school for a while, so this week we packed the bags and took a short vacation to Brussels, Belgium, the capital of Europe (or so they say). We left Holland by bus on Monday, played in Brussels that evening, played all day Tuesday (and Wednesday morning), then came home Wednesday night. Below are some pictures and videos from the visit.
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The kids in the "Grand Place" at the center of Brussels.
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This is where we ate the first night: fish, chicken, etc.
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Same place
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Inside the Hotel Noga. Anna was scared of this guy at first.
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Playing "Halli Galli" at the hotel. It's a new favorite game.
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"Manneken Pis" (i.e. peeing boy). The most popular site in Brussels.
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The kids at Manneken Pis. We visited two or three times.
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Legend says that those who touch this statue will return to Brussels one day. I know it works because I touched it on my mission more than ten years ago. (And now I'm back.) The kids know it works because they touched it on our first day, then again on our second, then again on our third, etc.
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That castle-ish thing in the background is called the Halle Poort. It used to be one of the entrances into Brussels, part of a large, defensive wall that surrounded the whole city. The wall and other gates are now gone, and today the Halle Poort is used as a museum. It was the kids' favorite stop on the whole trip.
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One of the knights inside the Halle Poort
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Two princesses inside the Halle Poort
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Kim stealing a kiss on one of the turrets
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Buddy giving a tour of the castle
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Belgium is famous for its waffels. We had them for lunch on Day 2.
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The Brussels Cathedral
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Inside the Brussels Cathedral
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Inside the Brussels Cathedral
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Holding up the Brussels Cathedral
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Eating mussels in Brussels
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Kim hates seafood but insisted on eating a mussel so she could say that she ate "mussels in Brussels." Nifty rhyme. I pointed out after the first one, though, that unless she ate another she would have to say that she ate "a" mussel in Brussels, which doesn't have the same ring. So she was brave and had two. Buddy, Mary, and Anna also ate some.
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The royal palace
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The stroller getting away from Kim in front of the palace
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The kids chasing birds in the Grand Place
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Anna, Kim, and Kim's new hat (just before going home)
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4 comments:
Ewwww. I can't believe you ate mussels! The waffles, on the other hand, look divine. Mmm, waffles....
Whateva Andy. You think oysters are gross too. Shows what you know.
Andy is right on all. Ewww mussels and oysters, and Yummm waffles.
You married a smart cookie Spencer.
Whateva Kim.
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