Tony's friends, Justin and Jessie and their little baby, Jules, came to stay with us in London for a week - our first official houseguests.
They wanted to go someplace really exciting, and convinced us to hop on the bus, head to St Pancras station, and take the Eurostar to Brussels.
My dear friend Negin volunteered to watch the dogs for us - Thanks Negin.
It was a very pleasant ride on the high speed train as we headed down to dover and then under the English Channel to emerge in France in Calais. You are only in the actual chunnel for about 20 minutes.
On the train, we got a coffee in the dining car. They also served us my favorite cookie, a spice cookie that I'd first had on Delta Airlines and of which I had become a huge fan.
Turns out they are a classic Belgian cookie called Speculoos. I'm looking forward to tracking them down in Brussels, along with Mussels, Frites, Waffles, and of course some terrific Belgian Biere to wash it all down. Jules discovered that he really loves Speculoos too, and promptly got them smeared all over his face eating them.
Upon our arrival in Brussels, we bought a weekend Subway pass, and took off trying to find our hotel. We came across a Waffle truck and Tony quickly ordered one of his treasured Liege style Belgian Waffles.
Thanks to the navigational power of the iPhone, we finally corrected our path and made our way to the hotel, and lunch, where we indulged in Belgian Frites and Biere. UMM.
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